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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1 different votes 353 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
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 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
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,353
1,741 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.0% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
84
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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