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Samantha Dixon.

Labour Party MP for Chester North and Neston.

Samantha Dixon
PlaceChester North and Neston
Blueskysamanthadixonmp.bsky.social
ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
394/521
76% attendance · top 42% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
249
across 36 debates · 19,022 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Aligned with their council.

Samantha Dixon is the Labour MP for Chester North and Neston, and has been an MP continually since 1 December 2022. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government).

§ 01Voting record.394 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation72
Economy70
Employment35
Constitution and Democracy34
Crime & Policing33
Welfare and Benefits29
Education22
Housing22

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Dixon broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.249 contributions · 36 debates · 19,022 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Local Government12,398
Economy & Jobs6,991
Housing6,899
Other6,631
Environment2,679
Culture Community2,613
Fiscal Policy2,561
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

28 Apr

Fire and Rescue Services: Funding

The 2026-27 settlement marks a significant change from 14 years of Conservative austerity, delivering the first multi-year settlement in a decade with at least 3.8% uplift in core

1,087 words·Read
16 Apr

Representation of the People Bill (Ninth sitting)

Government opposes statutory caps on donations and spending limits; instead emphasizes strengthening donor verification ('know your donor'), closing foreign company loopholes, and

3,598 words·Read
16 Apr

Representation of the People Bill (Eighth sitting)

Government supporting enhanced protections for electoral staff through disqualification orders and statutory aggravating factors; opposing additional restrictions on foreign donati

5,034 words·Read
14 Apr

Representation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)

Government supports tightening corporate donation rules and unincorporated association transparency but opposes outright bans on company donations or lowering thresholds to £500; b

6,162 words·Read
Showing 4 of 249·All 249 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Dixon currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Speaker's Conference (2024)MemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Dixon sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.0 declared interests · £311k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

No active register entries.

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing246,68079.3%
Accommodation29,2529.4%
Office Costs26,6378.6%
MP Travel6,4892.1%
Staff Travel2,0830.7%
Total · 102 claims311,142100%
Showing 5 of 102·All 102 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Dixon on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Chester North and Neston22,25849.8%Won

2024 — full result, Chester North and Neston.

CandidateVotes%
Samantha DixonWONLab22,25849.8

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Chester North and Neston

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 19,022 words
8 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£311,142 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL