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Karin Smyth vs Jim Dickson

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
1,699
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
558 eligible divisions
950
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.2 % of votes cast
749
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
261
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
118
+47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
314
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Contributions
131
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Transport
76 of 92 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API