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Mary Glindon vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Bob Blackman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,479 shared comparable votes.

87 same votes 1,392 different votes 1,479 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 14 No
NHS / Health 19% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 6% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

80.6%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,916
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
1,046
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
870
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
30
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
149
+66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
48
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Contributions
176
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Defence
69 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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