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Mark Sewards vs Samantha Dixon

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
288
+142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API