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Jim Dickson vs Sir Roger Gale

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
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Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 310 different votes 312 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
25 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
25 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
251
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
272
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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