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Jim Dickson vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 1 different votes 428 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
58 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 152 of 650
504
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
558 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.3 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
233
50.7 % 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
42
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
128
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
56
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API