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Bob Blackman vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Adam Thompson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 399 different votes 407 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
57 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
57 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
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
211 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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