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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
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Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,436 shared comparable votes.

1,423 same votes 13 different votes 1,436 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
76 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
76 Aye 129 No
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 44 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
13 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 37 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
71 Aye 34 No
62 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
60 Aye 110 No
38 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
76 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
76 Aye 129 No
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
Participation
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
1,577
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,391 eligible divisions
744
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
47.2% of votes cast
833
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

14
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Appearances
122
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
22
-129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
251
+99.6 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
16
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
No
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 27 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API