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Chris Kane vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Chris Kane and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 340 different votes 347 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
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
38 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
38 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 650
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
429
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,066
2,350 eligible divisions
214
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
971
47.0 % of votes cast
215
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,095
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, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Appearances
136
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
29
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Contributions
162
+34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£221,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£221,638
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Tax
98 of 111 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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