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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 808 shared comparable votes.

804 same votes 4 different votes 808 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
77 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
77 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
67 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 93 shared votes
65 Aye 28 No
77 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
77 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,349 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
55.7 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.3 % 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
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API