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Priti Patel vs Jim Dickson

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Jim Dickson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 311 different votes 315 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 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
23 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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