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Bob Blackman vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Jesse Norman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,645 shared comparable votes.

1,611 same votes 34 different votes 1,645 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
88 Aye 147 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
88 Aye 147 No
88 Aye 88 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 176 shared votes
88 Aye 88 No
41 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 20 No
Housing 95% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
38 Aye 49 No
Trade 95% aligned 87 shared votes
40 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 51 No
Education 97% aligned 71 shared votes
22 Aye 49 No
76 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 200 shared votes
75 Aye 125 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,417 eligible divisions
990
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
45.9% of votes cast
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
941
54.1% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
212 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Trade
90 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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