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Bob Blackman vs Katie Lam

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Katie Lam voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 2 different votes 336 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
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
979
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

152
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
128
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API