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Chris McDonald vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 8 different votes 410 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 249 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
492
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
633 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.5% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
266
50.5% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
7
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
415
+247.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
7
-160.2 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
6
4 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API