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Sir Nicholas Dakin

Labour Scunthorpe

Voting record

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Voted for
0
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Sir Nicholas Dakin’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Sir Nicholas Dakin — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,055 of 1,308 (81%).

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 144, Noes 244 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Ayes 135, Noes 258 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Ayes 143, Noes 249 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 85, Noes 317 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Ayes 81, Noes 266 no vote recorded
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 292, Noes 161 no vote recorded
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 no vote recorded
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 no vote recorded
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 no vote recorded
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Ayes 304, Noes 203 no vote recorded
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 203, Noes 311 no vote recorded
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 361, Noes 84 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 156, Noes 273 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Ayes 161, Noes 272 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Ayes 311, Noes 152 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Ayes 312, Noes 151 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Ayes 310, Noes 150 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Ayes 308, Noes 153 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Ayes 310, Noes 155 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Sir Nicholas Dakin doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) — HM Household (2025-09-16 to 2026-07-21) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) — Ministry of Justice (2024-07-23 to 2025-09-07) Government
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury — Whips Office (Commons) (2024-07-10 to 2025-09-16) Government
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2016-10-18 to 2019-11-06) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2015-09-18 to 2016-06-27) Shadow
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons — Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (2015-05-08 to 2015-09-18) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2011-10-07 to 2015-09-18) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Sir Nicholas Dakin →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Barton upon Humber
Ownership details: Co owned with family member
(Registered 23 July 2024)

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee Of Lindsey Lodge, Scunthorpe. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 23 July 2024)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Sir Nicholas Dakin yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Sir Nicholas Dakin has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£235,712.27 paid out to or for Sir Nicholas Dakin across 291 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Sir Nicholas Dakin’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £148,377.79 (18 claims)
Office Costs — £53,889.37 (233 claims)
Accommodation — £19,034.78 (25 claims)
MP Travel — £6,913.19 (9 claims)
Staff Travel — £6,253.92 (5 claims)
Miscellaneous — £1,243.22 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £140.52, 2026-04-21 — Electricity
Utilities — £120.27, 2026-04-21 — Gas
Equipment - hire — £198.00, 2026-03-20 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £69.00, 2026-03-13 — Other office equipment
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £146.15, 2026-03-12 — Landline & internet package
Stationery & printing — £131.90, 2026-03-09 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £50.99, 2026-03-05 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £561.79, 2026-03-05 — AGA PRINT LTD [200013613-14104]

Every claim on file for Sir Nicholas Dakin →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Sir Nicholas Dakin — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Sir Nicholas Dakin’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Sir Nicholas Dakin isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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