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Alex Ballinger vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 246 different votes 249 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
203
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
225
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
313
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 70 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API