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Kate Dearden vs Alex Ballinger

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

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Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
198
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
125
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
7
2 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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