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Ben Coleman vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 289 different votes 309 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 1% aligned 68 shared votes
26 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
47.2% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
82
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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