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Sarah Jones vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 0 different votes 242 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
25 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,414
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
786
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
628
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
581
+433.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
112
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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
164 of 188 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
68 of 87 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
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: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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