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Caroline Voaden vs Bob Blackman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
LD South Devon
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Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Caroline Voaden and Bob Blackman voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 62 different votes 292 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 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 44 No
Tax 95% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 44% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 445 of 650
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,065
2,349 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
971
47.0 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,094
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Appearances
135
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
188
+62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
161
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£193,283
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£193,283
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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