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Al Carns vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 236 different votes 242 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
149
+66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
274
+130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
176
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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