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Jim Dickson vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Greg Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 396 different votes 402 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
35 Aye 55 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
35 Aye 55 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
1,631 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
48.8 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
743
51.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

115
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Appearances
187
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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
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