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Kim Leadbeater vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 0 different votes 416 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 647
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 647
1,069
1,287 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
537 eligible divisions
556
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6 % of votes cast
513
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

5
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 647
Appearances
20
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 647
12
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 647
Contributions
42
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
39 of 40 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
62 of 64 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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