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Jess Phillips vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
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Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 0 different votes 301 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
17 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
702
42.7% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
223
+77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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