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Jeff Smith vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 9 different votes 359 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
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % 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

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
4
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API