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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Helen Hayes

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,641 shared comparable votes.

1,638 same votes 3 different votes 1,641 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
126 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
126 Aye 70 No
77 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
77 Aye 78 No
34 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
34 Aye 105 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
126 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
126 Aye 70 No
77 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
77 Aye 78 No
34 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
34 Aye 105 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
157
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
121
-17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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