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Phil Brickell vs Saqib Bhatti

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West
vs
Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 335 different votes 339 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 200 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
494
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
239
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
255
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

129
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
156
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,925
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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