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Paul Holmes vs Tom Hayes

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

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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
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Photograph of Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Tom Hayes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 342 different votes 350 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 168 of 650
1,444
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
631 eligible divisions
718
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.1% of votes cast
726
50.3% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
164
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
325
+160.5 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
222
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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