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Graham Stuart vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 259 different votes 265 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 285 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,808
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
853
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
955
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
332
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
33% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
11
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
57 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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