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Natasha Irons vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Natasha Irons
Natasha Irons
Lab Croydon East
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Natasha Irons and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 387 different votes 394 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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 74 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
505
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,080
2,372 eligible divisions
251
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
978
47.0% of votes cast
254
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,102
53.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 649
Appearances
149
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
54
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Contributions
175
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£150,494
33% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
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

Transport
29 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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