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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 4 different votes 296 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
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 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
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
47
-107.1 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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