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Bob Blackman vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 302 different votes 306 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
972
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
211 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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