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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 323 different votes 329 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 650
468
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,089 eligible divisions
232
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
49.3 % of votes cast
236
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
900
50.7 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
23
-46.8 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
80
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
30
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
3
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Transport
25 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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