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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 316 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 0 different votes 316 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

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
993
56.1% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
778
43.9% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
142
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
234
+79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 112 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
£2,571,517
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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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
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