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Bob Blackman vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,678 shared comparable votes.

1,656 same votes 22 different votes 1,678 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
83 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
83 Aye 157 No
83 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
83 Aye 76 No
98 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
98 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 38 No
Trade 94% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
72 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 188 shared votes
73 Aye 115 No
83 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
83 Aye 157 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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