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Bob Blackman vs Alan Mak

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 Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Alan Mak voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,906 shared comparable votes.

1,861 same votes 45 different votes 1,906 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
89 Aye 161 No
Tax 100% aligned 250 shared votes
89 Aye 161 No
96 Aye 103 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 199 shared votes
96 Aye 103 No
42 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 46 No
Trade 95% aligned 81 shared votes
37 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 20 No
Housing 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
78 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 206 shared votes
77 Aye 129 No

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

Voting record

87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 80 of 650
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,061
2,417 eligible divisions
990
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
47.4% of votes cast
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,085
52.6% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
40
-124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
212 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
Trade
90 of 94 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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