The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Alex Ballinger vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Greg Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 343 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 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
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
717
48.7% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
754
51.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
217
+133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
259
+113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API