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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 676 shared comparable votes.

648 same votes 28 different votes 676 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
58 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
58 Aye 45 No
66 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 90 shared votes
66 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 65% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Migration 88% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 95% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API