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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and James Cartlidge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 353 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
35 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
35 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
481
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
238
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
243
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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