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Alex Ballinger vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
93.4%
21% above average
Rank 6 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
590 eligible divisions
212
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
51.0% of votes cast
232
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
270
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
105
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7% below average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
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