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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Zarah Sultana

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 97 different votes 325 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 92% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 45% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 7 No
Migration 55% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 59% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
478
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
235
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
243
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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