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Alex Ballinger vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 287 different votes 308 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
110
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£211,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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