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Tony Vaughan vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
238
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
234
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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