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Helen Hayes vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,441 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,386 different votes 1,441 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
22 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 164 shared votes
68 Aye 96 No
29 Aye 16 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 16 No
Energy 2% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 126 shared votes
94 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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