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Samantha Niblett vs Kate Dearden

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Kate Dearden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
24 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
24 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
590 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
48.6% of votes cast
246
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
261
51.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649
Contributions
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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