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Gareth Thomas vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
67 of 91 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
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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