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Alex Ballinger vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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 292 of 650
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 164 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,349 eligible divisions
203
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.5 % of votes cast
225
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
855
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
78
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API