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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 282 different votes 296 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
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
406
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
207
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
199
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£178,644
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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