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Alex Ballinger vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 217 different votes 274 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 36% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 24 No
Tax 6% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 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 291 of 649
Participation
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
437
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
209
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
228
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
121
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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