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Brian Mathew vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 51 different votes 256 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
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 38 No
Tax 98% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 80% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 650
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,349 eligible divisions
185
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.3 % of votes cast
182
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
112
+40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
75
-51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
207
+80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
60 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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