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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

768 same votes 3 different votes 771 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
65 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
65 Aye 55 No
68 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Trade 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
65 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
65 Aye 55 No
68 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
478
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
235
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
243
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
63 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API