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Kate Dearden vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
27 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% 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
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API