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Jim Dickson vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 337 different votes 343 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 650
504
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
558 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
44.6 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
243
55.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Appearances
83
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
128
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
127
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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