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Rebecca Smith vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Bob Blackman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 3 different votes 353 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
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
444
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,113
2,417 eligible divisions
211
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
46.9% of votes cast
233
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

169
+74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
Appearances
159
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
301
+136.5 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
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