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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 79% of the time, based on 1,264 shared comparable votes.

1,002 same votes 262 different votes 1,264 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 19 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 21 No
Energy 92% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
70 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 189 shared votes
70 Aye 119 No
65 Aye 118 No
Tax 86% aligned 183 shared votes
77 Aye 106 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 20 No
Benefits 61% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 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

82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 648
Participation
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
1,906
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
900
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
49.5 % of votes cast
1,006
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
727
50.5 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

94
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 648
Appearances
88
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
168
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Contributions
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£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
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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