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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
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 687 shared comparable votes.

684 same votes 3 different votes 687 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
72 Aye 46 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
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
64 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 91 shared votes
66 Aye 25 No
72 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
72 Aye 46 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%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,589
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
900
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
723
+561.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 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
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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