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Kate Dearden vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 321 different votes 325 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
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 4% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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