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Kate Dearden vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.1% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
231
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API