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Gareth Snell vs Helen Hayes

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Helen Hayes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 816 shared comparable votes.

798 same votes 18 different votes 816 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
82 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
82 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 104 shared votes
66 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 25 No
Transport 96% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
82 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
82 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,417 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,055
54.9% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
866
45.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
118
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
137
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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