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Ruth Cadbury vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 843 shared comparable votes.

839 same votes 4 different votes 843 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
77 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
77 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
66 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
77 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
77 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,802
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
802
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% 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

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
87
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API