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David Reed vs Sir John 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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

David Reed and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 2 different votes 316 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 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 99% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 537 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
400
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
202
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.2% of votes cast
198
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
213
+48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Contributions
274
+109.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Tax
87 of 121 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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