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Chris Law vs Helen Hayes

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Helen Hayes voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

950 same votes 90 different votes 1,040 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
107 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
107 Aye 74 No
32 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
32 Aye 90 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Energy 70% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
106 Aye 63 No
Tax 71% aligned 169 shared votes
115 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 82% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

51.1%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
1,229
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,406 eligible divisions
678
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.8% of votes cast
551
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
113
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
69
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Contributions
132
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
64 of 94 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API