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Kate Dearden vs Lucy 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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
56.1% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
687
43.9% 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
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
147
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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