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Bob Blackman vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 45 different votes 219 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 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 36 No
Tax 95% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 650
Participation
51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 650
2,065
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
291
563 eligible divisions
971
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
58.4 % of votes cast
1,094
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
121
41.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

135
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Appearances
51
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
161
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Defence
65 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Migration
155 of 169 votes
#5
Education
32 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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