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Steve Barclay vs Alex Ballinger

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

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Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
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Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 259 different votes 265 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,699
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
811
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
888
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
192 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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