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Chris Bloore vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 2 different votes 360 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
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
454
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
631 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
47.6% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
253
52.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
173
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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