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Alex Ballinger vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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