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Mr Bayo Alaba

Independent Sitting MP

MP for Southend East and Rochford · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: bayo@bayoalaba.com

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
65.1%
411 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
73 meetings attended
Debate contributions
104
in the 7 year window
Written questions
10
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Mr Bayo Alaba is the Independent MP for Southend East and Rochford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Southend East and Rochford4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent17 August 2026Present
Labour4 July 202417 August 2026

Voting participation

Participation rate
65.1%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
411

488th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Mr Bayo Alaba voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 89.0%89.0%2025: 69.3%69.3%2026: 52.1%52.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236123 52.1%
2025322223 69.3%
20247365 89.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631411 65.1%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
104
Written questions
10
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
73

joint 609th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Mr Bayo Alaba: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 7720252026: 112026
Oral questions per year
Mr Bayo Alaba: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 9920252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 30 23 1 3 0 0 0
2025 61 42 7 9 0 0 0
2024 13 12 2 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Member 21 October 2024 73 of 73 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Independent average 100.0%

Hansard activity

Contributions
104
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
77
distinct debates

joint 577th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Mr Bayo Alaba: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 131320242025: 616120252026: 30302026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Bayo Alaba: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 121220242025: 424220252026: 23232026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Southend East and Rochford
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Joined Independent

Constituency: Southend East and Rochford

Southend East and Rochford constituency boundary
Area
135.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 4,027
Electorate
70,217 · turnout 56.5%
Postcode areas
SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS5, SS9, SS99

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.