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Alex Norris vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 668 shared comparable votes.

668 same votes 0 different votes 668 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
61 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 87 shared votes
61 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
61 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 87 shared votes
61 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,623
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
903
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
720
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
479
+317.0 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.0 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 76 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 189 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
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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