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Sir John Hayes vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,711 shared comparable votes.

1,687 same votes 24 different votes 1,711 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
86 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
86 Aye 146 No
92 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 177 shared votes
92 Aye 85 No
39 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
16 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 37 No
Migration 95% aligned 130 shared votes
89 Aye 41 No
75 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 200 shared votes
74 Aye 126 No
22 Aye 26 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 35 No
Housing 98% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 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 160 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
919
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

113
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Contributions
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API