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Steve Reed vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 6 different votes 210 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
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
428
+282.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API