The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Compare

Cat Smith vs Tom Hayes

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Tom Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 2 different votes 351 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 168 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
631 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.1% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
261
50.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
163
+68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
39
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
221
+56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API