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Pat McFadden vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 652 shared comparable votes.

652 same votes 0 different votes 652 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
68 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.6%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,579
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
907
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
672
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
360
+198.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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