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Ben Coleman vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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


Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 8 different votes 361 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
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.4% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
268
50.6% of votes cast
13
3.0% 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

50
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
7
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
87
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
7
-159.5 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API