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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 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 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
88.8%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.2% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
261
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£221,126
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£221,126
2% 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API