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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 9 different votes 335 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.4%
2% below average
Rank 429 of 649
Participation
82.6%
11% above average
Rank 141 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
582 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.9% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
236
49.1% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
54
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
66
-73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API