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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 1,093 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,049 different votes 1,093 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

50.0%
23% below average
Rank 622 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,189
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
680
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
509
42.8% 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
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
152
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
535
+389.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Contributions
180
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650

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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
8
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
56 of 91 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: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 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 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
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 Sept 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API