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Phil Brickell vs Wendy Morton

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 Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Wendy Morton voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 241 different votes 247 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
39 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
78.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,847
2,354 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
47.7 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
966
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
142
+68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
140
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
250
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,374
12 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
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