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Mike Martin vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mike Martin and Bob Blackman voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 61 different votes 251 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
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 40 No
Tax 95% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 21 No
Education 94% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 88% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

58.5 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 649
332
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,070
2,354 eligible divisions
185
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
47.0 % of votes cast
147
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
142
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
115
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
168
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£164,314
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£164,314
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
40
5 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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