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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
52 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
52 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
26
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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 140 8 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API