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Bob Blackman vs Peter Fortune

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 Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Peter Fortune voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 0 different votes 385 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
31 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
31 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
31 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 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 50 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
979
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
44.1% of votes cast
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
238
55.9% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

152
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
Appearances
123
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
148
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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