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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 174 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 173 different votes 174 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 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
12 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
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
12 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
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
469
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
233
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
236
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
107
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 648
Contributions
9
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648

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
0
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
173 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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