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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Helen Grant voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 204 different votes 214 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
406
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
207
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
199
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.8% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Appearances
17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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