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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 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 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
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 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

89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
505
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
564 eligible divisions
244
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.6 % of votes cast
261
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
71
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
133
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
126
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650

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
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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