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Jo Stevens vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Jo Stevens and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

794 same votes 6 different votes 800 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
65 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
65 Aye 52 No
34 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
65 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
65 Aye 52 No
34 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 650
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,786
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
970
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.7% of votes cast
816
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-46.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
7
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
173
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
7
-147.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£253,083
12% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
190 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
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
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API