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Mike Reader vs Alex Ballinger

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


Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 12 different votes 365 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
30 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
30 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
469
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
636 eligible divisions
245
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
47.7% of votes cast
224
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
255
52.3% of votes cast
13
2.8% 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

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
95
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
172
+2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Tax
100 of 122 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API