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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Dr Sam Rushworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 2 different votes 393 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
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
517
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
620 eligible divisions
252
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.9% of votes cast
265
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.1% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
102
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
157
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API