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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
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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 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
Appearances
152
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Contributions
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649

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
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
36 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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