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Alex Ballinger vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Kim Johnson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 10 different votes 338 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
34 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 425 of 650
488
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,189
1,704 eligible divisions
233
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
51.1% of votes cast
255
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
582
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
109
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
172
+2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
118
-51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
56 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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