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Bob Blackman vs Sarah Edwards

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 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 358 different votes 364 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
695 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
58.0 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
185
42.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
94 of 135 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
33 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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