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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Christine Jardine voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 205 different votes 499 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
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 12 No
Trade 95% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 14 No
Education 14% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 19% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 29% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
478
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
235
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
243
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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