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Rachel Reeves vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Bob Blackman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,041 different votes 1,085 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
21 Aye 33 No
Trade 9% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 6 No
Energy 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 8% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 107 shared votes
86 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
674
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
46.8 % of votes cast
500
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Appearances
125
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
533
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
Contributions
149
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 88 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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