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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Sir Julian Lewis

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Bayo Alaba
Lab Southend East and Rochford
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Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 316 different votes 325 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
404
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,889
2,361 eligible divisions
207
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
47.2 % of votes cast
197
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
997
52.8 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
366
+287.9 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
52
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Contributions
495
+356.4 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
193 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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