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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 190 different votes 218 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
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
406
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
207
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
199
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649
Appearances
108
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
47
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
151
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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