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Matt Western vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% 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

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
4
3 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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