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Bob Blackman vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 547 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 531 different votes 547 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
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 65 No
Tax 0% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
13 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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 49 of 649
Participation
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
2,070
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
570 eligible divisions
972
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
47.2 % of votes cast
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
188
52.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
168
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
501
+366.5 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
Aye
Unaccompanied Children in Greece and Italy 1 Mar 2017
Education
Aye
Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading 24 Feb 2017
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading: Closure motion 24 Feb 2017
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 16 24 Feb 2017
Crime / Justice
Aye
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