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Alex Burghart vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,732 shared comparable votes.

1,690 same votes 42 different votes 1,732 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
76 Aye 140 No
Tax 100% aligned 216 shared votes
76 Aye 140 No
80 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
80 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 45 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 21 No
Housing 94% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
77 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 189 shared votes
75 Aye 114 No
35 Aye 48 No
Trade 95% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
105 Aye 44 No
Migration 98% aligned 149 shared votes
108 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,840
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
886
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
954
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
178
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Trade
86 of 90 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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