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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sir Nicholas Dakin
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Dr Al Pinkerton and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.
44 same votes
281 different votes
325 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
68.7%
3% below average
Participation
44.4%
27% below average
400
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,051
2,368 eligible divisions
208
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
598
56.9% of votes cast
192
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
453
43.1% of votes cast
11
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Debates
164
+84.4 vs Commons average
Appearances
7
-72.6 vs Commons average
193
+54.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
7
-131.7 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API