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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs David Reed

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 Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and David Reed voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 269 different votes 286 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% 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
120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
91
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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