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Kate Dearden vs Tom Hayes

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 Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Tom Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.0% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.0% 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
157
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
210
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2% below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API