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Kate Dearden vs Tom Tugendhat

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 Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 237 different votes 242 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
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
40 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,376 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
835
48.0% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
905
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
119
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
45
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
191 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API