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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Jake Richards

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


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Jake Richards voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 10 different votes 289 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
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
50.8% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
217
49.2% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
72
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
298
+143.4 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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