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Mr Jonathan Brash vs Bob Blackman

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

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Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool
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Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mr Jonathan Brash and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 315 different votes 323 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
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
427
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
197
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
230
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
6
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
170
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Contributions
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£171,030
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£171,030
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
2
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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