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Tom Collins vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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


Voting alignment

Tom Collins and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 8 different votes 465 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
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 36 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
561
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
633 eligible divisions
276
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.5% of votes cast
285
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
266
50.5% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
7
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
7
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,488
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£199,488
12% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API