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Alex Ballinger vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£211,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API