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Catherine Fookes vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
453
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
568 eligible divisions
235
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.3 % of votes cast
218
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
9
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
84
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Contributions
12
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
3
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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