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Elaine Stewart vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 1 different votes 258 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
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
36
-111.7 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
16 of 20 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
81 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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