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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Ashley Dalton

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 0 different votes 306 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
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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