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Kate Dearden vs Dame Meg Hillier

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


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 12 different votes 373 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,422 eligible divisions
265
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
997
56.0% of votes cast
275
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
782
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

111
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
154
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
374
+204.8 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
278
+108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 101 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API