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Sarah Bool vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 335 different votes 342 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
241
57.7% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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