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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Andrew Western voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 11 different votes 310 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
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
1,002 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
356
48.4% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.6% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
53
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
330
+175.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,644
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API