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Dr Marie Tidball vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Dr Marie Tidball and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 1 different votes 351 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
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
451
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
217
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
234
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Appearances
73
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
41
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
123
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£221,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£221,186
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API