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Helen Grant vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 228 different votes 235 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
826
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
925
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 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

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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