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 almost always voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Bob Blackman generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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 hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine: Proxy Voting 13 Sep 2018

  We should remind the House that we are office holders, not employees, so the circumstances for employees do not apply to us. The particular issue that I raised was about allowing a proxy vote to be used during that time of bereavement and proper recovery for the mother.

• Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine: Proxy Voting 13 Sep 2018

  It is an honour to follow the Mother of the House, the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman), who has led this debate from the beginning. I pay tribute to her for her work not only on this issue but on other transformational issues that she has raised in order to reform the House of Commons. I did not participate in the debate on 1 February, but I listened to...

• Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine: Proxy Voting 13 Sep 2018

  I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. When individuals seek to exercise their right to vote, we have to decide whether proxy votes should be allowed on all votes or just certain votes. For example, what if an individual is absent because they are on maternity or paternity leave and an important private Member’s Bill comes up on a Friday? We know that few Members attend such...

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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

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

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department of Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• International Development
• Health
• Tobacco
• Smoking
• Palestinians
• Iran
• Hezbollah

Currently held offices

• Member, Procedure Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• 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, Housing, Communities and Local Government 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, Housing, Communities and Local Government 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)

• 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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 157 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Bob Blackman’s speeches
• Has received answers to 50 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 92.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 27 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 84 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Bob Blackman’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 448 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)