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Kate Dearden vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Chris McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 9 different votes 358 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
52 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 93 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
265
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
275
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
374
+204.8 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API