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Mr Bayo Alaba vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and James Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 9 different votes 280 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
39 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 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
73.3%
2% above average
Rank 341 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,210
1,650 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.2% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
566
46.8% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
94
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
733
+593.6 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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