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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 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
43.6 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
234
56.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
121
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£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
Tax
90 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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