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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 366 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 1 different votes 366 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

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API