Kate Dearden

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Kate Dearden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).

426

Votes Cast

£175,203

Expenses 2024-25

6,269

Majority

35.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£175,203

Staffing£119,574
Office£27,817
Accommodation£18,907
Travel£8,905

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,214 voters

Labour
14,135 votes35.1%
Conservative
7,866 votes19.6%
Reform UK
7,811 votes19.4%
Green Party
4,133 votes10.3%
Workers Party of Britain
2,543 votes6.3%
Liberal Democrat
2,359 votes5.9%
Independent
1,367 votes3.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

7

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

40

Debates Spoken In

156

Speeches

426

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(6)

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Date interest ended
10 September 2024

Registered 30 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended
31 May 2024

Registered 30 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended
25 September 2024

Registered 31 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Date interest ended
31 July 2024

Registered 31 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
31 July 2024

Registered 4 August 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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