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Elaine Stewart vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 244 different votes 249 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
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
48 Aye 25 No
Tax 1% aligned 73 shared votes
24 Aye 49 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 570 of 650
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 650
342
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,926
2,351 eligible divisions
152
44.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.3 % of votes cast
190
55.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

19
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
Appearances
112
+40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
28
-100.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Contributions
212
+84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API