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Sir John Hayes vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,039 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,007 different votes 1,039 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
15 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 17 No
Trade 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 14 No
Transport 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 110 shared votes
24 Aye 86 No
25 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,636 eligible divisions
911
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.5 % of votes cast
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % 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
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Contributions
66
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
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