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Kate Dearden vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 0 different votes 244 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
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,121 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.1% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Appearances
71
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
206
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Contributions
673
+525.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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