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Heidi Alexander vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 564 shared comparable votes.

561 same votes 3 different votes 564 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 47 shared votes
44 Aye 3 No
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
391
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
184
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.7% of votes cast
207
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
7
-83.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
512
+355.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
7
-149.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API