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Helen Hayes vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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