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Kate Dearden vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,354 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
40
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
158
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
56
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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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