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Bob Blackman

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Harrow East · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7082

Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

209 Headstone Lane, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 6ND

Tel: 0208 421 3323

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
85.1%
1,445 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
98.4%
121 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,335
in the 7 year window
Written questions
770
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
4
current

Biography

Bob Blackman is the Conservative MP for Harrow East, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Harrow East4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Harrow East6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 2010Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Brent North
Bedford
Brent South

Voting participation

Participation rate
85.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,445

81st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Bob Blackman voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 95.8%95.8%2021: 89.7%89.7%2022: 87.7%87.7%2023: 89.1%89.1%2024: 89.0%89.0%2025: 72.7%72.7%2026: 78.0%78.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236184 78.0%
2025322234 72.7%
2024200178 89.0%
2023256228 89.1%
2022251220 87.7%
2021242217 89.7%
2020190182 95.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068968 90.6%
59th631477 75.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
1,335
Written questions
770
Oral questions
196
Early day motions
79
Bills sponsored
7
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
121

113th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Bob Blackman: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 838320202021: 13813820212022: 505020222023: 494920232024: 353520242025: 12112120252026: 2942942026
Oral questions per year
Bob Blackman: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 262620202021: 282820212022: 353520222023: 373720232024: 333320242025: 202020252026: 17172026
Early day motions per year
Bob Blackman: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 151520202021: 191920212022: 8820222023: 111120232024: 5520242025: 7720252026: 14142026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 112 91 294 17 14 0 0
2025 169 132 121 20 7 1 1
2024 247 139 35 33 5 1 0
2023 274 160 49 37 11 2 0
2022 213 144 50 35 8 2 0
2021 174 136 138 28 19 1 0
2020 146 119 83 26 15 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Administration Committee Member 25 November 2024 0 of 2 0.0%
Backbench Business Committee Chair 9 September 2024 1 of 1 100.0%
Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill Member 4 November 2026 – no published attendance
Liaison Committee (Commons) Member 4 December 2024 2 of 2 100.0%

joint 499th of 515 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

15 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,335
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
921
distinct debates

53rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Bob Blackman: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 14614620202021: 17417420212022: 21321320222023: 27427420232024: 24724720242025: 16916920252026: 1121122026
Debates participated in per year
Bob Blackman: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year05010015020020192020: 11911920202021: 13613620212022: 14414420222023: 16016020232024: 13913920242025: 13213220252026: 91912026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2010

    • – Became MP for Harrow East
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

  2. 2012

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  3. 2013

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  4. 2014

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  5. 2015

    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  6. 2016

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  7. 2017

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

  8. 2020

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

  9. 2023

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  10. 2024

    • – Became MP for Harrow East
    • – Became Chair of Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  11. 2026

    • – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

Constituency: Harrow East

Harrow East constituency boundary
Area
25.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 11,680
Electorate
76,513 · turnout 62.4%
Postcode areas
HA3, HA5, HA7, HA8, NW9, WD23

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.