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Alex Mayer vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 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

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API