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Sir John Hayes vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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 Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 54 different votes 282 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
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 94% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 94% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 85% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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 162 of 649
Participation
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
913
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
51.5 % of votes cast
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
191
48.5 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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