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Greg Smith vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,286 shared comparable votes.

1,273 same votes 13 different votes 1,286 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
79 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
79 Aye 72 No
95 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 19 No
Transport 98% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 99% aligned 167 shared votes
62 Aye 105 No
79 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
79 Aye 72 No
95 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,405 eligible divisions
731
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
47.3% of votes cast
765
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,036
52.7% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

223
+135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
124
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
279
+126.8 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
248
+95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 81 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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