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Kate Dearden vs David Mundell

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 David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and David Mundell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 229 different votes 233 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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 56 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,598
2,354 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
762
47.7 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
836
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

71
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
105
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
178
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
105
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£330,224
46 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
201 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
129 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API