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Lee Anderson vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Bob Blackman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,109 same votes 34 different votes 1,143 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
39 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
39 Aye 97 No
91 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 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
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 14 No
Transport 96% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 301 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
1,270
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,103
2,405 eligible divisions
639
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
47.0% of votes cast
631
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,115
53.0% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
155
+66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
78
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
184
+29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
9
4 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

Trade
56 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 64 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
No
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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