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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 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

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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