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Dr Neil Hudson vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Hudson and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 331 different votes 339 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
1,379
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
558 eligible divisions
685
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
694
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
21
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
87
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
43
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£223,469
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
4
2 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
162 of 173 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
141 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
47 of 51 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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