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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 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 649
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
496
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
570 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.6 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Appearances
151
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
178
+43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
200
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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