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Helen Hayes vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,487 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,422 different votes 1,487 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
57 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 129 shared votes
76 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 19 No
Energy 5% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 16 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,834
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.9 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
938
51.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
202 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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