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Alex Ballinger vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 184 different votes 185 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 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,376 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
740
47.1% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
831
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
8
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
13
-132.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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