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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 465 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 0 different votes 465 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
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 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
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 26 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
513
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
248
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
51.4 % of votes cast
265
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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