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Adam Thompson vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 0 different votes 479 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
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

92.5%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
83.1%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
580
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
627 eligible divisions
289
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.5% of votes cast
291
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
263
50.5% of votes cast
2
0.3% 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

98
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
117
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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