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Lucy Powell vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

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Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 702 shared comparable votes.

702 same votes 0 different votes 702 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
62 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
62 Aye 50 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
62 Aye 50 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
Participation
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Appearances
21
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 648
Contributions
43
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
44 of 59 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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