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Jess Phillips vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 11 different votes 255 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
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
702
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
223
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
10
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye 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
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
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
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