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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 0 different votes 365 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Appearances
70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Contributions
216
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Education
43 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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