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Kate Dearden vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 228 different votes 231 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
845
48.7 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
889
51.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API