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Kate Dearden vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 158 different votes 177 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
7 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

83
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
207
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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