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Mike Reader vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

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Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 1 different votes 312 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
419
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
224
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
195
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
11
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
13
4 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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