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Sir John Hayes vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,280 shared comparable votes.

1,018 same votes 262 different votes 1,280 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
11 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 21 No
Energy 93% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
70 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 189 shared votes
70 Aye 119 No
67 Aye 118 No
Tax 86% aligned 185 shared votes
79 Aye 106 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 20 No
Benefits 61% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 63% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
60 Aye 19 No
Migration 65% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 65% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
72 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 130 shared votes
74 Aye 56 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 162 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
913
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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