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Julia Lopez vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 317 different votes 322 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
3 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
3 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 650
1,743
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
558 eligible divisions
836
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.5 % of votes cast
907
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
222
52.5 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
Appearances
68
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
37
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
122
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
185 of 188 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
150 of 161 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
77 of 85 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
249 of 284 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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