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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Stephen Doughty

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
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Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 0 different votes 195 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
18 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
407
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
208
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
199
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
49
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
400
+245.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Transport
23 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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