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Esther McVey vs Tom Hayes

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Tom Hayes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 204 different votes 208 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 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
Participation
82.0 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
568 eligible divisions
622
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.6 % of votes cast
738
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
235
50.4 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Appearances
150
+74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
124
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
199
+65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API