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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Jim Shannon voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 324 different votes 374 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
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 22% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
404
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.8% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
976
48.2% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
1,265
+1183.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
48
-93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 649
Contributions
1,604
+1462.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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