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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 834 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 4 different votes 834 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
73 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
68 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 9 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
73 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
68 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
478
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
235
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
243
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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