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Kate Dearden vs Mr Paul Foster

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 7 different votes 397 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
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 93 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
539
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
635 eligible divisions
265
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.4% of votes cast
274
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Appearances
53
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
375
+207.8 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
92
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 414 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
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
42 of 42 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API