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Helen Hayes vs Alex Baker

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 Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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 215 of 649
Participation
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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