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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 5 different votes 246 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
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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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