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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 897 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 18 different votes 897 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
81 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
81 Aye 57 No
70 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 7 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Migration 95% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
525
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
259
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
266
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

7
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
7
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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