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Michael Payne vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

24
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
26
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
125
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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