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Wendy Morton vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Wendy Morton and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 238 different votes 243 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

78.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,847
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
881
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
966
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Appearances
75
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
250
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Contributions
132
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£253,374
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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