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Helen Hayes vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,275 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,225 different votes 1,275 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
25 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 75 No
Migration 4% aligned 111 shared votes
71 Aye 40 No
99 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 162 shared votes
62 Aye 100 No
57 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 131 shared votes
74 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
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
173 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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