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Helen Hayes vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Alan Mak voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,593 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,522 different votes 1,593 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
12 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
113 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 184 shared votes
68 Aye 116 No
30 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
145 Aye 75 No
Tax 0% aligned 220 shared votes
75 Aye 145 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 46 shared votes
12 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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