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Kate Dearden vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 306 different votes 314 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
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
24 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 138 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,216 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.8% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
940
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 9 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
142
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
402
+258.5 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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