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Kate Dearden vs Sir Ashley Fox

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
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Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 299 different votes 318 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 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

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
45.4% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
248
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
171
+88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
251
+107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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