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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Martin McCluskey

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 Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Martin McCluskey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.7% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
229
50.3% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
315
+169.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£140,697
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£140,697
38% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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