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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 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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 212 of 649
Participation
77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,870
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
570 eligible divisions
1,035
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
54.3 % of votes cast
835
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
202
45.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
69
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
121
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
92
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Migration
149 of 171 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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