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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 207 different votes 211 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
474
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
235
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
622
45.7 % of votes cast
239
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
738
54.3 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
105
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
84
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
Contributions
124
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API