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Greg Smith vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 325 different votes 330 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 36 of 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 650
1,446
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
558 eligible divisions
705
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.5 % of votes cast
741
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
222
52.5 % of votes cast
21
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

189
+119.2 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Appearances
66
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
262
+138.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Contributions
120
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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