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Steve Reed vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 0 different votes 217 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
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,476
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
595 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
410
+263.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
112
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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