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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
Lab 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 2% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 218 different votes 223 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 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 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
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 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
10 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 647
372
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,436
2,323 eligible divisions
191
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
649
45.2 % of votes cast
181
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
787
54.8 % of votes cast
9
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 647
Appearances
60
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 647
40
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 647
Contributions
80
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£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
15
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Defence
17 of 22 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
19 of 25 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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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