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Jesse Norman vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 262 different votes 267 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 12 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,698
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
564 eligible divisions
785
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.6 % of votes cast
913
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
71
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
80
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
126
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
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

Trade
85 of 89 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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