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Sir John Hayes vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 329 different votes 336 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 12 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.0 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 650
Participation
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 650
1,921
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
558 eligible divisions
908
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
50.3 % of votes cast
1,013
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
225
49.7 % 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

109
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
58
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
199
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
76
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
60 of 70 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API