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Sir Keir Starmer vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Bob Blackman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 789 different votes 832 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
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 8% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 8% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Migration 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 55 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,046
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
46.9 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,087
53.1 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
127
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
151
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No
No
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
No
No
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
No
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