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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 0 different votes 430 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 647
Participation
93.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
449
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
533 eligible divisions
225
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
51.6 % of votes cast
224
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.4 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 647
Appearances
57
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 647
67
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 647
Contributions
69
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API