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Shivani Raja vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
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Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 2 different votes 352 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
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 52 No
Tax 99% aligned 74 shared votes
21 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
201
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.2% of votes cast
204
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Appearances
141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
39
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Contributions
274
+109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
39 of 42 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API