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Alex Ballinger vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 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
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% 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
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
9
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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