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Marsha De Cordova vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Marsha De Cordova
Marsha De Cordova
Lab Battersea
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 2 different votes 169 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
11 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

61.6%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,307
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
710
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
597
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
17
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
199
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 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

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 188 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
125 of 163 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
65 of 87 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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