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Greg Smith vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,382 shared comparable votes.

1,355 same votes 27 different votes 1,382 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
82 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
82 Aye 78 No
106 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
106 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 92% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 13 No
Housing 92% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 22 No
Transport 98% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
62 Aye 115 No
Tax 99% aligned 177 shared votes
63 Aye 114 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,506
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
733
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
773
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

246
+151.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
370
+205.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
3
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
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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