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Kate Dearden vs Joe Robertson

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 Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 327 different votes 335 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 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
29 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
45.3% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
243
54.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
207
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
257
+114.1 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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