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Valerie Vaz vs Sir John Hayes

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,465 different votes 1,528 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
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 172 shared votes
64 Aye 108 No
25 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Energy 2% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
93 Aye 34 No
55 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 77 shared votes
22 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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