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Phil Brickell vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 310 different votes 317 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
46 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
22 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
22 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 650
443
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,344 eligible divisions
220
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
45.8 % of votes cast
223
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

108
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
135
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
162
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API