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Shivani Raja vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Bob Blackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 650
353
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,065
2,349 eligible divisions
178
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
971
47.0 % of votes cast
175
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,094
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

3
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Appearances
135
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
3
-122.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
Contributions
161
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API