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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
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 153 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 147 different votes 153 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 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
221
389 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
97
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
124
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
7
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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

£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
7 of 7 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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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