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Bob Blackman vs Helen Maguire

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 Helen Maguire
Helen Maguire
LD Epsom and Ewell

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Helen Maguire voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 53 different votes 273 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 49 No
Tax 96% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 94% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
51.5 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
175
48.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
194
+55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£217,983
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,983
4 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
17
7 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Education
43 of 50 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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