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Sarah Bool vs Jim Dickson

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Jim Dickson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 369 different votes 375 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
131
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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