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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Dr Lauren Sullivan

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 Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Dr Lauren Sullivan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.4% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
246
47.6% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£154,312
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£154,312
32% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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