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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Matthew Patrick

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Lab Southend East and Rochford
vs
Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 1 different votes 342 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
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
404
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
575 eligible divisions
207
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
197
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
52
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Contributions
96
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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