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Chris Elmore vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 751 shared comparable votes.

751 same votes 0 different votes 751 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
63 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
63 Aye 49 No
67 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
63 Aye 49 No
67 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
233
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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