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Matt Turmaine vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

90.9 %
18 % above average
Rank 15 of 650
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
512
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
563 eligible divisions
268
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
47.4 % of votes cast
244
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.6 % 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

30
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Contributions
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,619
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£150,619
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
1
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API