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Andrew Western vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 525 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 510 different votes 525 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
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 3 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 85 shared votes
30 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,930
2,356 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

49
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
112
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
306
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
234
+99.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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