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Al Carns vs Jim Dickson

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 0 different votes 280 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
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Appearances
144
+60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
274
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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