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Kate Dearden vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
47.9% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
745
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
1
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
1
-142.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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