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Alex Ballinger vs Damian Hinds

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
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Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Damian Hinds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 339 different votes 348 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 1% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 291 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 649
437
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,039
2,361 eligible divisions
209
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
48.0 % of votes cast
228
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

73
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Appearances
71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 649
123
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Contributions
109
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
208 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
161 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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