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Kate Dearden vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 183 different votes 184 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
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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