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Matthew Patrick vs Bob Blackman

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

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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
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Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Bob Blackman voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 349 different votes 361 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
Participation
87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 649
463
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,070
2,359 eligible divisions
227
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
47.0 % of votes cast
236
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
142
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
96
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Contributions
168
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
44 of 50 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 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
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
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