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Dame Meg Hillier vs Kate Osborne

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Kate Osborne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 927 shared comparable votes.

899 same votes 28 different votes 927 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
90 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
30 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
43 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 9 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
90 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
30 Aye 85 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
1,779
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,095
1,704 eligible divisions
997
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
563
51.4% of votes cast
782
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.6% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

156
+60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
11
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
281
+114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Contributions
12
-154.4 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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