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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 610 shared comparable votes.

610 same votes 0 different votes 610 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
22 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 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
22 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
Participation
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 648
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
881
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
644
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 648
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Contributions
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 648

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
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
64 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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