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Sir John Hayes vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 1 different votes 298 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
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 42 No
Tax 99% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,906
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
900
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
1,006
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
168
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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