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Kate Dearden vs Bradley Thomas

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 Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 340 different votes 346 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 650
Participation
81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 185 of 650
487
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
558 eligible divisions
239
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
45.8 % of votes cast
248
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
245
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
129
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
110
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
208
+84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 108 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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