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Claire Hanna vs Alex Ballinger

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

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Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 92 shared comparable votes.

73 same votes 19 different votes 92 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
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Tax 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

45.6%
27% below average
Rank 627 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
756
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
393
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
363
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
38
-105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
122 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
33 of 53 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
25 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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