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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 221 different votes 256 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
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 129 of 649
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 617 of 649
488
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
307
586 eligible divisions
239
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
58.3% of votes cast
249
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
128
41.7% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
60
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
94
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Contributions
72
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API