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Kate Dearden vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 342 different votes 349 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
25 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
25 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
535
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
262
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
273
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

111
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
98
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
307
+143.2 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
157
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
209 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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