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Justin Madders vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
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Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Bob Blackman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,714 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,639 different votes 1,714 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
26 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 19 No
Housing 6% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 17 No
Energy 6% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
38 Aye 38 No
Trade 5% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
37 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
862
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
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 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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