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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 282 different votes 289 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
33 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 650
473
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,451
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
45.4 % of votes cast
239
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
54.6 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
80
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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