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Phil Brickell vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Simon Hoare voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 282 different votes 289 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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 650
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 327 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,349 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
46.8 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
932
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
97
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
131
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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