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Gerald Jones vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,915
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
573 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.6 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.4 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Appearances
72
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
31
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
121
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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