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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 4 different votes 347 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
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
259
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
265
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
101
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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