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Sir John Hayes vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,553 shared comparable votes.

1,543 same votes 10 different votes 1,553 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
85 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
85 Aye 69 No
88 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
88 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
16 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
69 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 186 shared votes
72 Aye 114 No
81 Aye 148 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
82 Aye 147 No
85 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
85 Aye 69 No
88 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
88 Aye 25 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,906
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
900
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
1,006
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
168
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
Aye rebel
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 19 Jun 2019
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
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
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