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Kate Dearden vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.6% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
791
44.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
73
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 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 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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