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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Torsten Bell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 9 different votes 319 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
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
71.5%
same as average
Rank 382 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
582 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.6% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
189
45.4% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
268
+128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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