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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
471
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
568 eligible divisions
232
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
239
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

9
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Appearances
33
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
12
-120.0 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
40
-92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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