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David Baines vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

David Baines and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.1% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.9% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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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