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Christian Wakeford vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
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Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Bob Blackman voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 739 different votes 1,147 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
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 84% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 66% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 15 No
Trade 58% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 55% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 2% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
1
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
173
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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