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Bob Blackman vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 372 different votes 380 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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 51 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 649
2,082
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
588 eligible divisions
979
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
51.0% of votes cast
1,103
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.0% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

151
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
61
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
177
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
72
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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