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Helen Hayes vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 4 different votes 369 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
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,921
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
1,055
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
866
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
20
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
137
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Housing
63 of 67 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API