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Catherine West vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
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Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,447 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,398 different votes 1,447 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
19 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 10 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 178 shared votes
65 Aye 113 No
67 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 139 shared votes
75 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 No
24 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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