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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 193 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 0 different votes 193 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

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
404
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,366 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
81
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
376
+238.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,632,101
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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