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Helen Hayes vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,531 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,474 different votes 1,531 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 18 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 16 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
60 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 136 shared votes
75 Aye 61 No
15 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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