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Kate Dearden vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Lee Barron voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 5 different votes 370 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
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 78% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 650
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
631 eligible divisions
262
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
47.0% of votes cast
273
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
340
+175.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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