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Sir John Hayes vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 966 different votes 999 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
7 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 13 No
Trade 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 113 shared votes
49 Aye 64 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 36 No
Education 0% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 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 159 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 649
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,197
1,636 eligible divisions
911
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
640
53.5 % of votes cast
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.5 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
69
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Contributions
587
+453.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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