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Alex Ballinger vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 313 different votes 318 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
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
110
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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