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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
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
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 1,534 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,475 different votes 1,534 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
43 Aye 22 No
Education 8% aligned 65 shared votes
17 Aye 48 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
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 3% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 95 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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 234 of 648
Participation
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
900
47.2 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,006
52.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
94
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
168
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648

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
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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