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Emma Foody vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Emma Foody and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 358 different votes 366 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
56 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
30 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
30 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
472
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,066
2,350 eligible divisions
233
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
971
47.0 % of votes cast
239
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,095
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
136
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
63
-63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Contributions
162
+36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,107
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£188,107
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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