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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 10 different votes 282 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% 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
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API