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Kate Dearden vs Tom Rutland

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 Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 649
Participation
82.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 649
496
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
573 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
49.4 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
55
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
198
+61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
69
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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