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Kate Dearden vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 1 different votes 376 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.5% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
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
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