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Kate Dearden vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Richard Foord voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 204 different votes 247 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 17% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 4% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 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
61.0%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
245
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5% of votes cast
251
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

79
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
226
+148.2 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
199
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
251
+113.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
24 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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