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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 813 shared comparable votes.

812 same votes 1 different votes 813 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
62 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
62 Aye 56 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
62 Aye 56 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
366
+240.2 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API