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Al Carns vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 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
28 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
278
+130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
112
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API