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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 4 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
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
580 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.7% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
218
48.3% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
87
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
111
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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