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Helen Hayes vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 3 different votes 392 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 95% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 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 210 of 650
Participation
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
1,910
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
1,047
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
863
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
20
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Appearances
105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
130
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
63 of 67 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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