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Andrew Western vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 9 different votes 307 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
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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