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Chris Bryant vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 667 shared comparable votes.

664 same votes 3 different votes 667 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
72 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
72 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
64 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 91 shared votes
66 Aye 25 No
72 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
72 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
443
+300.8 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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