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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
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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 902 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 9 different votes 902 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
56 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
56 Aye 58 No
43 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
43 Aye 68 No
27 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 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 37 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
13 Aye 36 No
56 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
56 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

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
988
1,231 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
497
50.3 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
491
49.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 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 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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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