Portrait of Tom Hayes

Tom Hayes

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bournemouth East · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: tom.hayes.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

595 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4AN

Tel: 01202 029181

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
81.3%
513 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
539
in the 7 year window
Written questions
710
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Tom Hayes is the Labour MP for Bournemouth East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bournemouth East4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
81.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
513

157th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Tom Hayes voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 82.0%82.0%2026: 75.4%75.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236178 75.4%
2025322264 82.0%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631513 81.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
539
Written questions
710
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
3
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 126th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Tom Hayes: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 26826820242025: 20620620252026: 2362362026
Oral questions per year
Tom Hayes: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 9920252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
Tom Hayes: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 122 82 236 8 0 0 0
2025 353 157 206 9 0 0 0
2024 64 39 268 1 3 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Public Accounts Commission Member 17 December 2024 1 of 1 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
539
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
278
distinct debates

219th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Tom Hayes: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002024: 646420242025: 35335320252026: 1221222026
Debates participated in per year
Tom Hayes: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 393920242025: 15715720252026: 82822026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bournemouth East
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission

Constituency: Bournemouth East

Bournemouth East constituency boundary
Area
25.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 5,479
Electorate
72,354 · turnout 62.1%
Postcode areas
BH1, BH10, BH5, BH6, BH7, BH8, BH9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.