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Helen Hayes vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,648 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 1,579 different votes 1,648 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
80 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 156 shared votes
80 Aye 76 No
115 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 189 shared votes
75 Aye 114 No
25 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
40 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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