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Gareth Snell vs Alex Ballinger

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

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Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 1 different votes 395 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
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.8%
14% above average
Rank 61 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
512
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
251
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
261
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

174
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
267
+123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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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