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Matt Rodda vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

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Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 1 different votes 379 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
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 99% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,734
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
943
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
791
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
16
0.9% 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

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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