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Kate Dearden vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 291 different votes 296 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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