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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Tim Farron voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 187 different votes 221 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 3 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.4%
2% below average
Rank 429 of 649
Participation
62.8%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,368 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.8% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
45.2% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
145
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
163
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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