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Ruth Cadbury vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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