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Alex Ballinger vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 307 different votes 310 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
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
437
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
209
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
228
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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