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Sir John Hayes vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 961 different votes 990 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
8 Aye 29 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 18 No
Housing 3% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 15 No
Trade 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 108 shared votes
33 Aye 75 No
15 Aye 39 No
Education 0% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
911
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % 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
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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
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
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