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Jim Dickson vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 330 different votes 338 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 650
504
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,357
1,626 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
48.3 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
702
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

116
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Appearances
103
+33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
128
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
253
+129.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
144 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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