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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 727 shared comparable votes.

727 same votes 0 different votes 727 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
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 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
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

78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 647
1,780
2,272 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
537 eligible divisions
982
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6 % of votes cast
798
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 647
Appearances
20
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 647
123
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 647
Contributions
42
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 647

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 61 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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