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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 97% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 8 different votes 279 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

69.4%
2% below average
Rank 429 of 649
Participation
66.5%
5% below average
Rank 481 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,368 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.9% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
679
43.1% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
45
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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