MP for South Holland and The Deepings
“Long-serving Conservative MP with high party loyalty and attendance, now serving on key security committees and panels.”
Sir John Hayes is the Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, first elected in 1997. He currently serves on the Intelligence and Security Committee and the Panel of Chairs, and has held ministerial roles in the Home Office, Transport and the Cabinet Office during his career.
He shows very high party loyalty (99%) and decent attendance (80%), with 21 rebel votes across his parliamentary career. He generally backs immigration controls and asylum policy, including the Rwanda deportation scheme, while voting against increased NHS funding. His voting on other issues is mixed, spanning Universal Credit, bus services regulation, VAT, transgender rights, trade unions and prison sentencing.
There are 13 declared financial interests, including multiple entries for employment and earnings (ad hoc payments and ongoing paid employment) and a family member employed.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
26 positions
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Since Dec 2024
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2024
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Judicial Review and Courts Bill
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales)
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
Sept 2021 - Sept 2021
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Jul 2020 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
