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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 0 different votes 448 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
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
481
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
238
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.2 % of votes cast
243
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
254
49.8 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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