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Margaret Mullane vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Margaret Mullane and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 15 different votes 481 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
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
555
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
283
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.4% of votes cast
272
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
268
50.6% of votes cast
22
4.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
7
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
13
-155.9 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
7
-161.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,025
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£165,025
27% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
4
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

Transport
32 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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