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Mike Martin vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Mike Martin and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 64 different votes 246 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
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 95% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 94% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

58.5 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
332
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
185
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
147
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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

£164,314
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£164,314
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
40
5 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API