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Cat Smith vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 7 different votes 285 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
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,723
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
26
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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