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Alex Ballinger vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 1 different votes 356 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
432
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
570 eligible divisions
207
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.9 % of votes cast
225
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
221
47.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
97
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
132
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649
Contributions
106
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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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