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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 227 different votes 233 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
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,841
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
900
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
941
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
98
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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