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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 4 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
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 600 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
636 eligible divisions
742
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
47.7% of votes cast
610
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
255
52.3% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

3
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
6
-161.1 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Contributions
174
+6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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
175 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Defence
46 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API