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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Dr Scott Arthur

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 Dr Scott Arthur
Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 0 different votes 336 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
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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
82.6%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
580 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
49.3% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.7% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% 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
177
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
282
+144.9 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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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