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Sir John Hayes vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,723 shared comparable votes.

1,696 same votes 27 different votes 1,723 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
88 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
88 Aye 149 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 30 No
Housing 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 95% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
71 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 197 shared votes
70 Aye 127 No
96 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 134 shared votes
93 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
85 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 168 shared votes
84 Aye 84 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,924
2,417 eligible divisions
933
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.4% of votes cast
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,012
52.6% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
130
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
274
+109.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
228
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
203 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No
Standards Code of Conduct amendment (a) 12 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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