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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 2 different votes 381 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
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
259
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
265
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
100
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
236
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Transport
30 of 31 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 31 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API