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Jayne Kirkham vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
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Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

82.5%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
487
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
245
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
242
49.7% 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

219
+135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
266
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 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 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 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API