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Alex Ballinger vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Chris Philp voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 268 different votes 285 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
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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
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 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
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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