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Sir John Hayes vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,602 shared comparable votes.

1,585 same votes 17 different votes 1,602 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
85 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
85 Aye 71 No
92 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
92 Aye 30 No
43 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
64 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
66 Aye 103 No
23 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 98% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 39 No
Education 98% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 97 of 650
1,954
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,135 eligible divisions
922
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
893
49.4% of votes cast
1,032
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
915
50.6% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

122
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Appearances
19
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
251
+99.6 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Contributions
23
-128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
83 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 8 Jun 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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