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Jim Dickson vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 0 different votes 399 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 33 No

Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes

43 Aye 33 No

25 Aye 23 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes

25 Aye 23 No

28 Aye 18 No

Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes

28 Aye 18 No

15 Aye 14 No

Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes

15 Aye 14 No

8 Aye 20 No

Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes

8 Aye 20 No

Most different by topic

43 Aye 33 No

Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes

43 Aye 33 No

25 Aye 23 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes

25 Aye 23 No

28 Aye 18 No

Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes

28 Aye 18 No

15 Aye 14 No

Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes

15 Aye 14 No

8 Aye 20 No

Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes

8 Aye 20 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

77.3%

5% above average

Rank 258 of 649

523

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,837

2,376 eligible divisions

251

48.0% of votes cast

Aye votes

1,039

56.6% of votes cast

272

52.0% of votes cast

No votes

798

43.4% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.1% of votes cast

2 years, 2 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

27 years, 3 months

Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

139

+56.7 vs Commons average

Rank 82 of 649

Appearances

-21.3 vs Commons average

Rank 364 of 649

155

+11.5 vs Commons average

Rank 191 of 649

Contributions

461

+317.5 vs Commons average

Rank 25 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

£2,356,656

all imported IPSA years

£172,033

24% below average

Latest expenses

£185,324

18% below average

1 registered category

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Housing

32 of 32 votes

Foreign Affairs

68 of 69 votes

NHS / Health

11 of 11 votes

Education

89 of 96 votes

Defence

33 of 34 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Benefits

29 of 30 votes

Defence

63 of 71 votes

Education

47 of 50 votes

Brexit / EU

183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026