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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 74 different votes 272 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
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 94% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 65% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 647
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 647
372
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,202
1,605 eligible divisions
191
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
623
51.8 % of votes cast
181
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
579
48.2 % of votes cast
9
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 647
Appearances
16
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
40
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 647
Contributions
21
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£178,644
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Defence
17 of 22 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Transport
19 of 25 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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