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Alex Ballinger vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
Participation
81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 175 of 649
432
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
570 eligible divisions
207
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.6 % of votes cast
225
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
63
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
132
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649
Contributions
82
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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