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Liz Twist vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 120 of 647
Participation
84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 647
1,741
2,064 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
533 eligible divisions
956
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
50.1 % of votes cast
785
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
224
49.9 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
+4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 647
Appearances
49
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 647
83
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 647
Contributions
67
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Migration
147 of 161 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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