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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Lucy Powell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 4 different votes 278 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,366 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
876
56.2% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
683
43.8% 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
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
5
-132.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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