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Alex Ballinger vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Matt Vickers voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 298 different votes 305 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 1% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,282
1,631 eligible divisions
203
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
614
47.9 % of votes cast
225
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
668
52.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
65
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
123
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
91
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API