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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 11 different votes 354 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
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 134 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
49.7% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
258
50.3% 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
238
+149.2 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
287
+132.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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