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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 0 different votes 323 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
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.7% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
51.3% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
69
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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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