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Kate Dearden vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 343 different votes 349 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 1% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API