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Matthew Patrick vs Jim Dickson

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Jim Dickson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 482 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 9 different votes 482 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
61 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
61 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
61 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 156 of 650
Participation
89.1%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 650
516
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
562
631 eligible divisions
251
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
48.2% of votes cast
265
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
291
51.8% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Appearances
181
+86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
104
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
219
+54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API