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Helen Hayes vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Robin Swann voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

84 same votes 286 different votes 370 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 55% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Energy 41% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 87 shared votes
41 Aye 46 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 215 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
123
+38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
136
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Contributions
150
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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