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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Ed Davey voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 193 different votes 461 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
59 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 84 shared votes
59 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 13 No
Trade 88% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 19% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 650
Participation
60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,267
2,094 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
711
56.1 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
556
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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