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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Liz Kendall voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 4 different votes 212 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
25 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.4%
3% below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,368 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
872
57.3% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
650
42.7% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
542
+402.6 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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