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Luke Pollard vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

562 same votes 0 different votes 562 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
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 647
Participation
83.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 647
1,447
2,060 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
529 eligible divisions
803
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.0 % of votes cast
644
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
221
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 647
Appearances
21
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 647
404
+292.7 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 647
Contributions
43
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
69 of 84 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API