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Phil Brickell vs Sarah Russell

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 Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 1 different votes 390 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
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 99% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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 219 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
239
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

122
+39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Appearances
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API