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Shockat Adam vs Alex Ballinger

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 45% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 138 different votes 250 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
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 15% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
72
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
121
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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