MP for Halifax
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
“A party-loyal Labour MP with a clear focus on workers’ rights, now serving as a minister in the Department for Business and Trade.”
Kate Dearden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, elected in 2024. She is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade and sits on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill committee. Earlier in Parliament she served as an Assistant Whip and contributed to several policy-bill committees.
She shows 100% party loyalty but has a low voting attendance of 14%, well below the party average of 33%, and has no rebel votes. Her voting record emphasises workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, with generally pro-VAT changes. She tends to vote against harsher prison sentencing and, more often, against renter protections, transgender rights, and immigration controls, with mixed positions on mental health services and bus regulation.
Six declared financial interests, all listed under Miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
6 positions
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Since Sept 2025
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
Since Jun 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Jul 2025 - Jul 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Assistant Whip
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
