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Darren Jones vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 0 different votes 199 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
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 650
Participation
83.0%
10% above average
Rank 133 of 650
1,388
2,126 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
595 eligible divisions
765
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.0% of votes cast
623
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
252
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Appearances
66
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
599
+450.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
92
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
4
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
63 of 70 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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