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Matthew Patrick vs Alex Ballinger

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 9 different votes 418 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
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
633 eligible divisions
253
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.8% of votes cast
265
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
253
52.2% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
95
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
109
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
174
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API