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Mark Garnier vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 299 different votes 303 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
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
22
7 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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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