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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford
vs
Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 320 different votes 326 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
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
404
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
207
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
197
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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