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Sir John Hayes vs Sarah Edwards

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 Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 347 different votes 352 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
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 58 No
Tax 1% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
744 eligible divisions
913
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
97 of 138 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API