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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Steve Darling voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 221 different votes 269 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 30% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 4% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 10% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
404
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
207
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
197
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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