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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Priti Patel voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 236 different votes 243 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
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
406
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
207
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
199
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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