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Mr Bayo Alaba vs David Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 2 different votes 291 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
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 445 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
580 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
50.0% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
201
50.0% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
99
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API