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Andy Burnham vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Bob Blackman voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 98 different votes 108 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Benefits 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

39.5%
33% below average
Rank 635 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
17
43 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
9
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
8
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

10
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
150
+67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
277
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Contributions
177
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
32
7 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
2
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

Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Defence
4 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Trade
1 of 3 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Transport
1 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
0 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
Aye
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
Unaccompanied Children in Greece and Italy 1 Mar 2017
Education
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Daesh: Genocide of Minorities 20 Apr 2016
Aye
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