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Kate Dearden vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 228 different votes 233 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 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,354 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
17
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
178
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
29
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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Voting source Commons Votes API