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Jim Dickson vs John Whitby

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 Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 0 different votes 459 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 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
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
563 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.6 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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