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Liz Twist vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Bob Blackman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,366 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,303 different votes 1,366 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
17 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 29 No
Trade 5% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 0% aligned 180 shared votes
68 Aye 112 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

84.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 648
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
1,734
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
955
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
46.8 % of votes cast
779
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 648
Appearances
125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
79
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 648
Contributions
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Migration
147 of 161 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
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
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