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Sir Mel Stride vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 251 different votes 253 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
1,869
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
619 eligible divisions
906
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
51.1% of votes cast
963
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
199
48.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
43
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
47
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
9
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 30 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API