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Kate Dearden vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
958 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
344
49.3 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
354
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

78
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
198
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
305
+166.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API