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David Mundell vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 219 different votes 224 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
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,598
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
762
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
836
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
75
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
105
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Contributions
132
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
201 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 89 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
129 of 169 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API