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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
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Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Bob Blackman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 288 different votes 292 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
152
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
218
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 649
Contributions
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
0
0 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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 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 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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