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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 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
45 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
45 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
45 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
473
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.1 % of votes cast
239
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
738
43.9 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
80
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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