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Dr Allison Gardner vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Dr Allison Gardner and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 6 different votes 444 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
38 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

84.2%
12% above average
Rank 108 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
522
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
255
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
267
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
13
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
7
-85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
145
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
7
-153.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£200,981
11% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
2
1 registered category
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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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