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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Nick Smith
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Sir Nicholas Dakin and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 761 shared comparable votes.
760 same votes
1 different votes
761 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
83.5 %
11 % above average
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Debates
18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API