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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 3 different votes 336 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
1,687 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
660
51.0% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
634
49.0% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Appearances
12
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
47
-107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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