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Mark Sewards vs Mr Calvin Bailey

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Mr Calvin Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
590 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.0% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
179
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+81.4 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
176
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Contributions
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,701
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£186,701
17% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
26 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
38 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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