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Phil Brickell vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 0 different votes 385 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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