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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 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
6
4 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 71 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
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
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
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