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Kate Dearden vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 0 different votes 383 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
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
759 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
308
51.2% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
294
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
73
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API