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Kate Osborne vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Bob Blackman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 876 different votes 917 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
18 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 11% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
544
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
507
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
15
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
1
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

Migration
131 of 154 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
50 of 69 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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