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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 468 shared comparable votes.

468 same votes 0 different votes 468 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
49 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
49 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
49 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
974
54.3% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.7% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
151
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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