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Alex Ballinger vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 0 different votes 217 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
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 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
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
57.7% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
39
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
112
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
279
+132.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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