Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 83%
- Debates contributed to
- 93
- Registered interests
- 9
- Declared value
- £28,000
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Sir Nicholas Dakin was elected to represent Scunthorpe in July 2024 and is a relatively new MP. He ranks in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation with an 83% participation rate, but ranks in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation and also in the bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2024 by debate contributions. He ranks far higher for voting than for debate contributions. His debate contributions have focused on Justice & Law, Policing & Crime, and Local Government, while his voting activity has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
488 / 590
82.71%
Ranked #135 of 655 MPs (80th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
93 / 11985
380 total contributions
Ranked #501 of 655 MPs (24th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
9
£28,000.00
Ranked #271 of 655 MPs (59th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Sir Nicholas Dakin is the Labour MP for Scunthorpe, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons).
Constituencies
- Scunthorpe May 2010 – present · 4 terms
Posts held
- Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Oct 2016 – Nov 2019 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons May 2015 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Oct 2011 – Sep 2015 · Opposition