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Kate Dearden vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 348 different votes 354 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
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 650
524
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,406 eligible divisions
254
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.3% of votes cast
270
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,012
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

109
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
393
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
271
+107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Contributions
513
+349.5 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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