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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 551 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 227 different votes 551 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
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 15% aligned 20 shared votes
9 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

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
478
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
235
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
243
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
6
4 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
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API