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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 6 different votes 444 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
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
517
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
252
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
265
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
7
-85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
102
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
7
-153.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API