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Matt Western vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 665 shared comparable votes.

664 same votes 1 different votes 665 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
59 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
59 Aye 47 No
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
59 Aye 47 No
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 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 323 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
115
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.0 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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