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Bob Blackman vs Sarah Russell

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 Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Sarah Russell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 343 different votes 348 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 648
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
954
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
52.8 % of votes cast
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
208
47.2 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Contributions
93
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
80 of 87 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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