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Bob Blackman vs Rebecca Paul

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 2 different votes 365 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
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
979
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API