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Sarah Champion vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 0 different votes 302 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
27 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 426 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,670
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
910
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
760
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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
144 of 171 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 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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Voting source Commons Votes API