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Helen Hayes vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Steve Reed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,383 shared comparable votes.

1,372 same votes 11 different votes 1,383 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
131 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
131 Aye 71 No
54 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
54 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
29 Aye 74 No
41 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
111 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
131 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
131 Aye 71 No
54 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
54 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
29 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 650
1,904
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,396 eligible divisions
1,046
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
868
58.3% of votes cast
858
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
621
41.7% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

107
+19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
46
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
127
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
410
+258.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
72 of 76 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 76 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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