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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
64.1%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
768 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
47.8% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
257
52.2% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
101
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
409
+271.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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