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Kate Dearden vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 12 different votes 353 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
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
636 eligible divisions
265
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.0% of votes cast
275
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
374
+204.8 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
163
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
44 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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