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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
10
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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