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Ruth Cadbury vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,466 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,416 different votes 1,466 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
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 8 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 36 No
Trade 3% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
77 Aye 34 No
44 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 62 shared votes
18 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,763
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
983
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
780
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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