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Jess Phillips vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 719 shared comparable votes.

719 same votes 0 different votes 719 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
51 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
702
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
220
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
9
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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 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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