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Alex Ballinger vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 289 different votes 292 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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