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Kerry McCarthy vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 648
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
526 eligible divisions
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
48.2 % of votes cast
789
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
207
51.7 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
Contributions
101
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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