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Gill German vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Gill German and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
419
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
575 eligible divisions
199
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
220
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

18
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Appearances
7
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
22
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
8
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
87 of 111 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API