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Kate Dearden vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 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

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 36 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
568 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
51.0 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
62
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
158
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
95
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£220,533
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,533
3 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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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