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Matt Bishop vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 5 different votes 235 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
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
45
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
6
2 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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API