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David Reed vs Helen Hayes

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

David Reed and Helen Hayes voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 254 different votes 275 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

120
+37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
179
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
125
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
15
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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