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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.


Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 11 different votes 158 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
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 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
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 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
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API