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Rachel Taylor vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Rachel Taylor and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
454
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
224
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
230
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

100
+22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
73
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
153
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
Contributions
123
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£240,723
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£240,723
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
11
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 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: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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