Kate Dearden, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, was elected to the current parliament on 4 July 2024 and is relatively new to parliament, ranking 299th of 650 MPs by service length. She has demonstrated notably strong voting participation, casting 356 votes at a rate of 77.39% and ranking 50th overall among all MPs and 40th within her party, but has made only 110 debate contributions across 29 debates, ranking 620th overall. Her debate contributions have focused on small business, trade and industry, and employment and workers rights, while her voting activity has concentrated on parliamentary procedure, employment and workers rights, and justice and law matters.

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