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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 215 different votes 222 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 17 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
575 eligible divisions
716
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.5 % of votes cast
776
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.5 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
15
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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