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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 5 different votes 347 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
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
259
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
265
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
101
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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