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Luke Pollard vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 1 different votes 252 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
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,469
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
810
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
659
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
673
+525.3 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
112
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
71 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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