The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Andrew Western vs Alex Ballinger

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
25 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
305
+166.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
Contributions
125
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API