Compare

Tom Hayes vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 356 different votes 363 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 165 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
506
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,406 eligible divisions
245
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.9% of votes cast
261
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,058
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

161
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
161
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 218 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£222,072
2% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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