Ayes & Noes

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Bob Blackman vs Mr Louie French

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 Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Mr Louie French voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 881 shared comparable votes.

872 same votes 9 different votes 881 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
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
43 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
43 Aye 68 No
27 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 28 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
92 Aye 33 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
89 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 36 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
13 Aye 35 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
43 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
43 Aye 68 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
81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
961
1,182 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
480
49.9 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
481
50.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
52
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
156
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 134 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
25 of 27 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
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 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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