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Bob Blackman vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Joe Robertson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
37 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
37 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
37 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
Participation
74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
526 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.2 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
222
56.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
212
+103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Tax
93 of 108 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API