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Bob Blackman vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 1 different votes 359 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 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
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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