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Alex Ballinger vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 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
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,939
2,349 eligible divisions
203
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,076
55.5 % of votes cast
225
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
863
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
130
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
569
+443.2 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API