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Sir John Hayes vs Brian Mathew

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

Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings
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Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Brian Mathew voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 59 different votes 270 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
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 98% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 80% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
919
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
50.5% of votes cast
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
192
49.5% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Contributions
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24% above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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