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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 320 different votes 327 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
14 Aye 2 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 2% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
478
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
235
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
243
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
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