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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Jeff Smith

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


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Jeff Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 9 different votes 360 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
62 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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