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Andy MacNae vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Andy MacNae
Andy MacNae
Lab Rossendale and Darwen
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Andy MacNae and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 354 different votes 362 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
36 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
36 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 112 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 47 of 650
467
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,061
2,340 eligible divisions
234
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
971
47.1 % of votes cast
233
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,090
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
132
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
44
-76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Contributions
157
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£220,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£220,783
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 88 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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