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Kate Dearden vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Damian Hinds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 326 different votes 333 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 650
Participation
86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
487
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,029
2,344 eligible divisions
239
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
975
48.1 % of votes cast
248
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,054
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
65
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
110
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Contributions
95
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
160 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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