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Paul Davies vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 11 different votes 395 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
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

94.0%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 650
568
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
604 eligible divisions
290
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
51.1% of votes cast
278
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
199
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
41
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Contributions
46
-105.4 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
0
0 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API