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Kate Dearden vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 0 different votes 365 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
568 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.1 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
229
48.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Appearances
181
+105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
178
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
222
+88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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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