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Amanda Martin vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North
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Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Amanda Martin and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 365 different votes 373 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
39 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
39 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
483
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
240
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
243
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

152
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
190
+51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Contributions
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£205,664
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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