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Sir John Hayes vs Rebecca Paul

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 2 different votes 361 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
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 99% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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 155 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
933
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
45.9% of votes cast
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
54.1% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
274
+109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
152
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
203 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API