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Kate Dearden vs Chris Law

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

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Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Chris Law voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 114 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 69 different votes 114 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 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 17 No
Tax 18% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 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
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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