Compare

John Healey vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

John Healey and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

168 same votes 0 different votes 168 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
15 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

60.0%
13% below average
Rank 574 of 650
Participation
75.7%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
1,432
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
601 eligible divisions
813
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
47.9% of votes cast
619
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
417
+267.9 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
116
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£320,971
42% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Trade
69 of 94 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
125 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API