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Tom Hayes vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 311 different votes 317 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 2% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 650
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 650
462
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
558 eligible divisions
227
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
44.6 % of votes cast
235
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
55.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

137
+66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
180
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
128
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£222,072
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Energy
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Transport
25 of 26 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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