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Alex Ballinger vs Mr Luke Charters

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
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Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 1 different votes 393 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
590 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.5% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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