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Chris Bryant vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 0 different votes 244 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
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
479
+331.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
112
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API