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Sir John Hayes vs Helen Whately

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
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,764 shared comparable votes.

1,742 same votes 22 different votes 1,764 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
44 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 34 No
Housing 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 37 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
100 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
74 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 196 shared votes
75 Aye 121 No
21 Aye 52 No
Education 99% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
913
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
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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