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Alex Burghart vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 957 different votes 1,028 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
12 Aye 16 No
Energy 25% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
46 Aye 105 No
Tax 23% aligned 151 shared votes
98 Aye 53 No
15 Aye 22 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 22 No
Transport 9% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,805
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
870
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
935
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Appearances
88
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
132
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Contributions
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Trade
83 of 87 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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