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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 0 different votes 178 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
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
857
57.1% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
61
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
433
+278.2 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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