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Jack Abbott vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Jack Abbott and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 402 different votes 412 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
39 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
39 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
525
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
263
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
262
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Contributions
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,106
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£181,106
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
5
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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