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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 342 different votes 347 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
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 650
474
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
434
564 eligible divisions
235
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
194
44.7 % of votes cast
239
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
240
55.3 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Appearances
146
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
81
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Contributions
225
+97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API