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Graham Stuart vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,709 shared comparable votes.

1,671 same votes 38 different votes 1,709 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
86 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 243 shared votes
86 Aye 157 No
81 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 166 shared votes
81 Aye 85 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 38 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 28 No
Energy 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 42 No
Trade 95% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 23 No
Housing 96% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 176 shared votes
71 Aye 105 No

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

Voting record

75.7%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,829
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
860
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
969
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

147
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
326
+161.4 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
33% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
11
7 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

Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Trade
80 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Energy
57 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No rebel
Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 12 Sept 2023
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
No
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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