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Kate Dearden vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
93.4%
21% above average
Rank 6 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
51.0% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
270
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
105
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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