The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Luke Pollard vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 3 different votes 230 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
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,460
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
807
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
653
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
731
+592.7 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
71 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API