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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Lab Southend East and Rochford
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 647
Participation
75.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 306 of 647
372
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
844
1,117 eligible divisions
191
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
419
49.6 % of votes cast
181
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
425
50.4 % of votes cast
9
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647
40
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£178,644
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Defence
17 of 22 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
19 of 25 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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