Christopher Patrick Hayes (born 17 July 1955) is an Australian Labor Party politician who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives on 19 March 2005 in a by-election for the Division of Werriwa, New South Wales, succeeding former party leader Mark Latham.
Hayes holds the position of Returning Officer for the Labor Caucus, in which he oversees elections, including the 2013 leadership spill/ballot in June.
He released the official votes between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.