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Bob Blackman vs Sarah Pochin

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 Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 11 different votes 152 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
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
0 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
0 Aye 10 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
60.0 %
13 % below average
Rank 581 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
204
340 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
85
41.7 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
119
58.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

125
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
63
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
149
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
75
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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