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Kate Dearden vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 304 different votes 311 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 2 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 1% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.4 %
15 % above average
Rank 57 of 650
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 650
492
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,349 eligible divisions
241
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.3 % of votes cast
251
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
115
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
112
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
210
+84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
60 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API