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Dr Beccy Cooper vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Dr Beccy Cooper and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 340 of 649
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 649
420
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
570 eligible divisions
218
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.3 % of votes cast
202
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Appearances
8
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
68
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
10
-124.5 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£235,147
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
10
3 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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