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Alex Ballinger vs Michael Wheeler

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 Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Michael Wheeler voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 1 different votes 412 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
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 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
89.0%
16% above average
Rank 27 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
590 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.5% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
265
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
14
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 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
£199,765
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£199,765
12% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API