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Gregory Stafford vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Bob Blackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 1 different votes 350 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
33 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
437
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
202
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
235
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % 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

138
+60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
142
+64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
266
+128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Contributions
168
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
5
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

Tax
100 of 111 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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