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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 545 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 225 different votes 545 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
57 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 83 shared votes
57 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 13 No
Trade 84% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 11% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 15% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 19% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 28% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 32% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 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
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,094 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
835
54.3 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
704
45.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
130
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
161
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API