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Douglas McAllister vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Douglas McAllister and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 3 different votes 371 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
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
257
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
264
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
17
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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

£142,257
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£142,257
37% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
5
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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