The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Claire Hughes vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Claire Hughes and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 0 different votes 403 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
36 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 22 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
530
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
271
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
259
48.9% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 644 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 643 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

£180,797
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£180,797
20% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API