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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Dame Meg Hillier

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
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Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,735
2,366 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
984
56.7% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
751
43.3% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
111
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
152
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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