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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 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 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
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 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

81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
461
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
234
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
227
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
64
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
132
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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