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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Mark Garnier

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 Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Mark Garnier voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 301 different votes 305 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
406
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
207
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
48.9% of votes cast
199
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Appearances
76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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