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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 5 different votes 255 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
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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