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Helen Hayes vs Mark Garnier

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 Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Mark Garnier voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,600 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,532 different votes 1,600 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
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
114 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 188 shared votes
76 Aye 112 No
39 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 101 No
Migration 3% aligned 136 shared votes
97 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 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
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % 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
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 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
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
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 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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