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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 8 different votes 337 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
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
239
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
249
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
7
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API