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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sir John Hayes

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
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Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 57 different votes 289 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
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 44 No
Tax 94% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 94% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 85% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
47.2% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

164
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
191
+48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Contributions
224
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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