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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.

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 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
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 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

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 265 of 650
505
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,351 eligible divisions
244
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,029
56.8 % of votes cast
261
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

119
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Appearances
42
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
133
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
366
+237.3 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API