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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
473
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.7 % of votes cast
239
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.3 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
41
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
80
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
74
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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