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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 596 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 541 different votes 596 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
12 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
34 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 15 No
Transport 11% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
65 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 85 shared votes
25 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
39 Aye 52 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
239
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
249
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
7
-135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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