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Jake Richards vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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
8 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
220
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
207
48.5% 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

68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
3
3 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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