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Bob Blackman vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Lee Anderson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,085 same votes 34 different votes 1,119 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
39 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
39 Aye 97 No
91 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 29 No
Trade 92% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 15 No
Transport 95% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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