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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Steve Barclay

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

Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Lab Southend East and Rochford
vs
Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Steve Barclay voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 243 different votes 249 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
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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 425 of 650
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 650
397
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,351 eligible divisions
201
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
802
47.7 % of votes cast
196
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
879
52.3 % of votes cast
9
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
67
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
48
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
86
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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