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Jim Dickson vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 333 different votes 355 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
251
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
272
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% 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
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
155
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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