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Phil Brickell vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 649
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
568 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.6 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
140
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,925
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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