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Sarah Bool vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 291 different votes 306 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 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% 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

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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