Compare

Sarah Bool vs Phil Brickell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Phil Brickell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 322 different votes 328 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
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
403
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
558 eligible divisions
171
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.7 % of votes cast
232
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Appearances
107
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
94
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Contributions
133
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,925
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,925
20 % below average
14
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
96 of 108 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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