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Graeme Downie vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
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Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 266 different votes 274 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 3 No
Benefits 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 2% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
47.2% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
113
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
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