Samantha Dixon MP: votes, interests and costs
Samantha Dixon (Labour) is the MP for Chester North and Neston, in the seat since 1 December 2022.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Samantha Dixon as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 6 February 2025 | Current |
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | 18 December 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 September 2025 | 22 July 2026 |
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | HM Household | 10 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Representation of the People Bill | 11 March 2026 | 16 April 2026 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 13 October 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Victims and Courts Bill | 17 June 2025 | 24 June 2025 |
| Committee of Selection | 30 July 2024 | 9 September 2025 |
| Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) | 13 March 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Treasury Committee | 11 March 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations | 11 March 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] | 7 February 2024 | 20 February 2024 |
| Procedure Committee | 5 December 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | 10 May 2023 | 18 May 2023 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 594fc17edf18.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Samantha Dixon when read on 27 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Samantha Dixon's 2024-25 staffing spend as £246,680 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £223,394. Office costs came to £26,874 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £246,680.35 | £223,394.04 | £49,586.96 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,874.42 | £29,919.16 | £9,644.50 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,252.49 | £25,634.31 | £5,804.61 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,571.99 | £9,488.91 | £2,862.62 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Chester North and Neston CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker/Researcher (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 464 votes by Samantha Dixon in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 23 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Samantha Dixon has tabled 9 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 9: Department for Education; Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Treasury; and others.
Educational Psychology: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will assess the potential merits of increasing places available on the educational psychology funded training (EPFT) scheme.
Glyphosate: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Health and Safety Executive plans to begin its consultation on the renewal of glyphosate approval; and whether that consultation will consider its use in home gardens, schools and playgrounds.
Glyphosate: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive is considering extending the approval of glyphosate beyond 15 December 2026 for use in home gardens, schools and playgrounds.
Glyphosate: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications of the proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement for the regulation of glyphosate use in home gardens, s …
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration his Department has made to utilise digital technology to allow the DVLA to tax vehicles by the day, rather than the month.
UK Relations with EU
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the scheduling of the next UK-EU Summit; and when a date for that summit will be announced.
Zoos: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that zoo conservation transfers are recognised and promoted as part of a future UK – EU SPS veterinary agreement.
PM Law Group: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority following the collapse of PM Property Lawyers; and what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of service for clients when a law firm ceases t …
Charities
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK Embassies support UK-based charities working overseas.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bf82c931fc83. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Samantha Dixon.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 11,870 for Samantha Dixon in Chester North and Neston in July 2024, from 22,258 votes on a turnout of 63.7%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Chester North and Neston figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.