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Bob Blackman vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,032 different votes 1,068 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
18 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 20 No
Trade 11% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 29 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 37 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 No
16 Aye 39 No
Education 0% aligned 55 shared votes
39 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
2,070
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
972
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

142
+66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Migration
155 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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