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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 326 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 4 different votes 326 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

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
Participation
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.2% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.8% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Appearances
101
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
47
-107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
117
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 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
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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