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Matt Western vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 9 different votes 298 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
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
619 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
51.1% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
199
48.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API