MP for Scunthorpe
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Sir Nicholas Dakin is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Scunthorpe, elected in 2024. He currently serves as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (a government whip) in the House of Commons and sits on committees related to the 16-19 Academies Bill. His parliamentary career has included roles such as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and as a Government Whip in the Treasury.
Mr Dakin displays complete party loyalty with 100% alignment to Labour and no recorded rebel votes. His attendance stands at 36%, slightly above the party average of 33%. He is broadly centrist (49/100). In voting on key topics, he generally voted for Universal Credit, bus services regulation, workers’ rights protections, trade union powers, VAT changes and data protection, while he more often opposed transgender rights and prison sentencing, and showed mixed voting on immigration controls and renter protections.
He has three declared financial interests, including two miscellaneous entries and land and property holdings (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
15 positions
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Since Sept 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
European Statutory Instruments Committee
Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Dec 2017 - Nov 2019
Procedure Committee
Sept 2017 - Nov 2019
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Oct 2016 - Nov 2019
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against immigration controls
has generally voted against prison sentencing
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading