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Kate Dearden vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 263 different votes 268 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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 56 of 650
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 650
493
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,764
2,350 eligible divisions
242
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.2 % of votes cast
251
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
931
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
164
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
152
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Contributions
183
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 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 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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API