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Elaine Stewart vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 1 different votes 305 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
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

26
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Appearances
7
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
36
-109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Contributions
7
-138.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
5
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
81 of 112 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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