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Kate Dearden vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
42 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 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
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Appearances
27
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
198
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
35
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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