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Nicholas Dakin

MP for Scunthorpe (Labour).

Membership

  • MP for Scunthorpe, Labour (5 July 2024 – now)
  • MP for Scunthorpe, Labour (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)
  • MP for Scunthorpe, Labour (8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017)
  • MP for Scunthorpe, Labour (6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015)

Roles

  • The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household (16 September 2025 – 21 July 2026)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (23 July 2024 – 7 September 2025)
  • Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (10 July 2024 – 16 September 2025)
  • Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 October 2016 – 6 November 2019)
  • Shadow Minister (Education) (18 September 2015 – 27 June 2016)
  • Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (8 May 2015 – 18 September 2015)
  • Opposition Whip (Commons) (7 October 2011 – 18 September 2015)

Scunthorpe: 2024 general election: majority 3,542 (9.1%).

Scunthorpe: 2017 general election: majority 3,431 (8.5%); 2015 general election: majority 3,134 (8.5%); 2010 general election: majority 2,549 (6.9%).