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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 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
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 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
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 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
91.6%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
567
619 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
49.6% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Appearances
77
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
49
-104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
91
-62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
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