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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 278 different votes 284 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
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
473
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
239
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
80
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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