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Mike Wood vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Bob Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,881 shared comparable votes.

1,845 same votes 36 different votes 1,881 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
91 Aye 158 No
Tax 100% aligned 249 shared votes
91 Aye 158 No
99 Aye 96 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 195 shared votes
99 Aye 96 No
41 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 35 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 45 No
Trade 95% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 20 No
Housing 95% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
75 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 182 shared votes
76 Aye 106 No
24 Aye 53 No
Education 97% aligned 77 shared votes
22 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
2,084
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
1,003
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
1,081
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

142
+47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
205
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
No rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 85 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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