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Dr Kieran Mullan vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Dr Kieran Mullan and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 360 different votes 367 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,404
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
688
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
716
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

138
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
547
+404.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£301,859
33% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
1
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
164 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 55 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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