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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 1,685 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,610 different votes 1,685 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
35 Aye 38 No
Trade 5% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
37 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 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
29 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 648
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,312 eligible divisions
1,048
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
46.8 % of votes cast
834
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,086
53.2 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Appearances
127
+66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 648
105
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
Contributions
151
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648

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
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
42 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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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