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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Chris McDonald

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 McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
91
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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