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Ruth Cadbury vs Bobby Dean

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Bobby Dean voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 244 different votes 296 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 27% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 10% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
52.0 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
189
48.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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