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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs David Simmonds

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 Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 315 different votes 326 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
481
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
238
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
243
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Appearances
109
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
88
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Contributions
262
+123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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