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Jim Dickson vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 501 shared comparable votes.

492 same votes 9 different votes 501 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
66 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
66 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
66 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
66 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

89.1%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 650
Participation
86.7%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 650
562
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
547
631 eligible divisions
271
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.7% of votes cast
291
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
259
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

181
+86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
219
+54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API