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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 0 different votes 301 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
53.8% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.2% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
89
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 30 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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