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Jim Dickson vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 0 different votes 400 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
251
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
272
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
155
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,033
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: 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
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
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