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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 795 shared comparable votes.

791 same votes 4 different votes 795 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 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
77 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
65 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 93 shared votes
67 Aye 26 No
77 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
77 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 647
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
1,746
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
547 eligible divisions
975
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
771
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
20
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
60
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
42
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
75 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API