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Jim Dickson vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 401 different votes 408 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
251
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
272
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Appearances
154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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