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Kerry McCarthy vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,547 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,496 different votes 1,547 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
28 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 10 No
Benefits 2% aligned 42 shared votes
9 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 72 shared votes
21 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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