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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Luke Pollard voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 4 different votes 233 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
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,490
2,150 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
818
54.9% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
672
45.1% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
82
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
710
+555.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 90 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API