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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Jake Richards

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


Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Jake Richards voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 9 different votes 357 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
11% above average
Rank 135 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
527
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
636 eligible divisions
260
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
50.8% of votes cast
267
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
218
49.2% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
107
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
290
+120.8 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API