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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

863 same votes 1 different votes 864 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
80 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
80 Aye 58 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
43 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
80 Aye 58 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
43 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 154 of 647
454
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,923
2,333 eligible divisions
224
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,069
55.6 % of votes cast
230
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
854
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Appearances
111
+44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
42
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
515
+397.2 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API