Official portrait of Sir John Hayes

Sir John Hayes

Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, since 1 May 1997

The Rt Hon Sir John Hayes is the Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Scorecard

72.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
415 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
160 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
9 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more
1144 Debates spoken in 3630 written questions tabled

Ranked 321 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 No 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No vote 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No vote 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 No 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 No 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Aye 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Aye 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Aye 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Aye 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £2,392.50
Received on: 25 June 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 9 July 2025)

On the register since 29 Jul 2026

£5,880

Payment expected: £5,880 Lecturer in British Government and Politics at Richmond American University London
Completed or provided on: 26 January 2026. Hours: 15 hrs over period Jan 26th 2026 to April 20th 2026.
(Registered 13 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

Role, work or services: Lecturer in British Government and Politics at Richmond American University London
From: 20 January 2025. Until: 25 June 2025.
Payer: Richmond American University London, Building 12, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5AN
(Registered 28 February 2025; updated 14 July 2025)

On the register since 13 Feb 2026

£41,713

Remuneration: £41,713.60 a year paid monthly
From: 1 April 2020.
Hours: 30 hrs a month (between 20 and 30 hrs)
(Registered 29 April 2020; updated 22 April 2022 and 29 September 2023)

On the register since 21 Nov 2025

Role, work or services: Part-time professor in Political Studies
From: 1 April 2020. Until: 11 July 2025.
Payer: University of Greater Manchester, Deane Road, Bolton BL3 5AB
(Updated 13 February 2025 and 14 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

£50,000

Remuneration: £50,000 a year
From: 1 September 2018.
Hours: 80 hrs a year (between 70 and 80 hrs)
(Registered 28 September 2018; updated 12 December 2018 and 13 February 2025)

On the register since 25 Feb 2025

Role, work or services: Strategic Adviser
From: 1 September 2018.
Payer: BB Energy Trading Ltd (an international energy company trading worldwide), 12-14 Ansdell St, London W8 5BN
ACOBA consulted: Yes

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of the John Clare Trust, which runs John Clare Cottage, preserving it and the poet’s works for future generations. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 March 2019
(Registered 23 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Susan Hayes
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Administrative Manager
Working pattern: Full time

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

1144 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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