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Bob Blackman vs Helena Dollimore

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 Helena Dollimore
Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Helena Dollimore voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 339 different votes 350 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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
77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
48.2 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
231
51.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
Appearances
77
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
168
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
96
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£222,164
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£222,164
2 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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