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John McDonnell vs Sir John Hayes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
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Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,559 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,499 different votes 1,559 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
44 Aye 22 No
Education 8% aligned 66 shared votes
17 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
11 Aye 34 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 171 shared votes
65 Aye 106 No
12 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 3% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 96 No
Migration 0% aligned 128 shared votes
96 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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