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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Bradley Thomas

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

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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe
vs
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Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 379 different votes 387 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
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
590 eligible divisions
239
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
46.0% of votes cast
249
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
258
54.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
Appearances
172
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
7
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
261
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8% below average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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