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Linsey Farnsworth vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 1 different votes 380 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
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
499
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
261
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
238
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

69
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
75
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
126
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
Contributions
132
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API