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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 179 different votes 180 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
14 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,566
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
582 eligible divisions
737
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8% of votes cast
829
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
70
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
13
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
119
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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