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Sir Keir Starmer vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 784 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 742 different votes 784 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
7 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
97 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 155 shared votes
57 Aye 98 No
35 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Migration 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,909
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
902
47.2 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,007
52.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
96
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
167
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
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