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Sarah Pochin vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Lab Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 144 different votes 150 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
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 425 of 650
215
377 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
563 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
200
50.5 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
196
49.5 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
7
5 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 33 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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