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Catherine Atkinson vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 650
Participation
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 120 of 650
448
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
565 eligible divisions
234
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.6 % of votes cast
214
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.4 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
57
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
179
+50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Contributions
82
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Education
48 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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