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Tom Hayes vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 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
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
238
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
248
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

157
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
210
+64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£222,072
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£222,072
2% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API