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Heidi Alexander vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
27 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
372
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
174
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
198
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API