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Naz Shah vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 0 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
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
9
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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