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Sir John Hayes vs Mike Tapp

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 Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Mike Tapp voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 310 different votes 320 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 55 No
Tax 1% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
575 eligible divisions
913
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
50.3 % of votes cast
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.7 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
234
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
119
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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 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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
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
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