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Mr James Frith vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 0 different votes 318 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
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
446
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
219
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
227
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
11
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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