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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 352 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 348 different votes 352 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
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
474
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,031
2,350 eligible divisions
235
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
239
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,061
52.2 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Appearances
67
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Contributions
166
+38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
4
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
71 of 75 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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