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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Mike Reader voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
51.4% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
221
48.6% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% 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
78
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
92 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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
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