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Bob Blackman vs Gavin Robinson

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 Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,400 shared comparable votes.

1,131 same votes 269 different votes 1,400 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
18 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
73 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 185 shared votes
71 Aye 114 No
14 Aye 40 No
Education 89% aligned 54 shared votes
18 Aye 36 No
63 Aye 113 No
Tax 89% aligned 176 shared votes
69 Aye 107 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 87% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 55% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
72 Aye 17 No
Migration 58% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 62% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 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
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
100
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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