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Bob Blackman vs Jack Rankin

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
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Jack Rankin
Con Windsor

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Jack Rankin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 2 different votes 341 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
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 490 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
46.9 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
203
53.1 % 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
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£143,551
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,551
37 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
17
7 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
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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