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Alex Ballinger vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Chris Law voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 119 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 68 different votes 119 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
4 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 22% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 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
51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,349 eligible divisions
203
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
225
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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