Bob Blackman’s voting in Parliament

Bob Blackman is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Bob Blackman sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Bob Blackman voted for investigations into the Iraq war; comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016. Conservative, 1 votes, in 2016
• Bob Blackman almost always voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2019. Conservative, 12 votes, between 2013–2019
• Bob Blackman generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014. Conservative, 4 votes, between 2012–2014

We have lots more plain English analysis of Bob Blackman’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Bob Blackman’s full vote analysis page for more.

Bob Blackman has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian Pause 27 Nov 2023

  It is extremely good news that some hostages have been freed. However, polling suggests that 75% of the Palestinian people support the atrocities by Hamas, and 85% refuse to even consider the coexistence of a Palestinian state with the state of Israel. At the moment, Palestinian prisoners are being released to the west bank and Hamas are getting the credit, so does the Minister accept that...

• Home Department: Topical Questions 27 Nov 2023

  As we seek to reduce the backlog of asylum claims, there is a temptation to grant more economic migrants the right to remain here. Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that there will be no slackening of the rules to root out economic migrants so that they can be returned to where they came from?

• Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum 27 Nov 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on reducing the backlog of asylum cases.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Harrow East

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @BobBlackmanMP
• https://facebook.com/bobblackmanofficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Bob Blackman campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department of Health
• Smoking
• Tobacco
• Food: Advertising
• Tobacco: Smuggling
• Abortion

Currently held offices

• Member, Backbench Business Committee (since 27 Nov 2023)
• Member, Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (since 19 Jul 2023)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023)
• Member, Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee (14 Dec 2022 to 11 Jan 2023)
• Member, Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022)
• Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022)
• Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 3 Nov 2022 to 6 Nov 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 26 Oct 2023)
• Member, Procedure Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (30 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (10 Jun 2013 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (12 Jun 2012 to 25 Apr 2013)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tony McNulty
• Hugh Dykes
• Roy Roebuck
• Anthony Courtney
• Ian Harvey
• Frederick Skinnard

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Social Housing (Regulation) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Ballot Secrecy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Homelessness Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)