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Kate Dearden vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 234 different votes 237 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
25 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
25 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 54 of 647
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 647
476
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,328 eligible divisions
234
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
920
48.4 % of votes cast
242
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
981
51.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 647
Appearances
15
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 647
107
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 647
Contributions
25
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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