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Jim Dickson vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 0 different votes 457 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
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API