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Julia Lopez vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,701 shared comparable votes.

1,663 same votes 38 different votes 1,701 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 155 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
82 Aye 155 No
83 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
83 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 21 No
Housing 94% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 46 No
Trade 95% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 37 No
Education 96% aligned 56 shared votes
17 Aye 39 No
102 Aye 43 No
Migration 98% aligned 145 shared votes
105 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,801
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
863
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
938
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 552 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

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
1
1 registered category
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 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
82 of 90 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 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
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
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
No rebel
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 Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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