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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 294 different votes 298 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,332
1,631 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
49.5 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
672
50.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
98
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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