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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 1,099 shared comparable votes.

1,069 same votes 30 different votes 1,099 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
21 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 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 26 No
Trade 91% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 13 No
Transport 98% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 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
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 304 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,594 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
604
50.0 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
603
50.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

125
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
46
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 648
149
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
64
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 50 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API