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Dame Meg Hillier vs Helen Hayes

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,572 shared comparable votes.

1,570 same votes 2 different votes 1,572 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
146 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
146 Aye 71 No
112 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 186 shared votes
112 Aye 74 No
72 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
72 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
49 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Transport 98% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
146 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
146 Aye 71 No
112 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 186 shared votes
112 Aye 74 No
72 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
72 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
31 % above average
10
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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 rebel
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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