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Priti Patel vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 261 different votes 265 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
0 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
26 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
0 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
26 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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