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Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)Halifax

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).

438

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
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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

41

Debates Spoken In⚑

163

Speeches⚑

438

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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Aye: 222No: 216

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AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B

15 Apr 2026

You
3 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

3 votes · 15 Apr 2026

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
You
AYE

Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

15 Apr 2026

You
2 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

2 votes · 14 Apr 2026

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
You
2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
You
NOOil and Gas
You
5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
You
AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
You
2 NO

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

NOstudent loans
You
NOfuel duty
You
AYE

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

18 Mar 2026

You
AYE

Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

18 Mar 2026

You
3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

NONew Clause 11
You
NOAmendment 5
You
NOAmendment 6
You
AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

11 Mar 2026

You
1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

NOReasoned Amendment to Second Reading
You
AYESecond Reading
You
AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16

9 Mar 2026

You
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Financial Interests(6)

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Miscellaneous

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Date interest ended
10 September 2024

Registered 30 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest ended
31 May 2024

Registered 30 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest ended
25 September 2024

Registered 31 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest ended
31 July 2024

Registered 31 July 2024; updated 12 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest ended
31 July 2024

Registered 4 August 2024; updated 12 September 2025

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Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Kate in Parliament

Written Questions7Oral QuestionsEarly Day Motions

Kate has not sponsored any Early Day Motions.

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