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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs David Baines

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 David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
Participation
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
481
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
575 eligible divisions
238
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
49.9 % of votes cast
243
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
190
50.1 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
88
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Contributions
24
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40 % below average
3
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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