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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 631 shared comparable votes.

631 same votes 0 different votes 631 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
67 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
67 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
67 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Transport 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

65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
898
57.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
659
42.3% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
255
+112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649

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
184 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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