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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Matthew Patrick

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 Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.6% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
244
51.4% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
91
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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