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Bob Blackman vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Tom Rutland voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 366 different votes 373 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 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

87.4%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 650
2,104
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
620 eligible divisions
988
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.6% of votes cast
1,116
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
257
51.4% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

160
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Appearances
70
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
191
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
8
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
212 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
90 of 94 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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