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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 764 shared comparable votes.

743 same votes 21 different votes 764 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
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
1,692
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
903
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
49.4% of votes cast
789
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
268
50.6% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
7
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
10
-156.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
7
-159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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