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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 76 different votes 435 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
9 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
67 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 92 shared votes
64 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 74% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 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
56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,316
2,349 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
57.1 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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