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Kate Dearden vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 208 different votes 211 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
0 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
0 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 475 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.8 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
844
53.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API