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Alison McGovern vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,382 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,335 different votes 1,382 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
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 3% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
101 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 163 shared votes
59 Aye 104 No
23 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 12 No
Energy 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 62 shared votes
21 Aye 41 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,644
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
915
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
729
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

65
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
315
+181.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649
Contributions
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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