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Kate Dearden vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 309 different votes 314 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.4 %
15 % above average
Rank 57 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
492
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
563 eligible divisions
241
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
42.5 % of votes cast
251
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
234
57.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
80
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
112
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API