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Peter Kyle vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 664 shared comparable votes.

659 same votes 5 different votes 664 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
61 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 544 of 650
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,513
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
861
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.7% of votes cast
652
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Appearances
7
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
230
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
7
-147.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API