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Mr Bayo Alaba vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and David Reed voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 213 different votes 228 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
406
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
207
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
199
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
Contributions
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
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
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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