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Bob Blackman vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1 different votes 353 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
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API