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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 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
82.5%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.3% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
242
49.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
219
+135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
266
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API