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Kate Dearden vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Appearances
92
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
198
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
120
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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