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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,701 shared comparable votes.

1,677 same votes 24 different votes 1,701 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
86 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
86 Aye 146 No
92 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 177 shared votes
92 Aye 85 No
39 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
16 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 41 No
Migration 95% aligned 130 shared votes
93 Aye 37 No
74 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 200 shared votes
75 Aye 125 No
21 Aye 27 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 34 No
Housing 98% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sep 2023
Energy
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
No
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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