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Jim Dickson vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 3 different votes 414 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
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.9%
16% above average
Rank 29 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
551
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,406 eligible divisions
263
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
54.2% of votes cast
288
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

173
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
65
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
208
+46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
80
-82.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API