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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.1% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.9% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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