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Alistair Strathern vs Kirsty Blackman

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

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Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 81 different votes 193 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 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 93% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
34 Aye 16 No
Tax 26% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 39% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
602
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
308
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
294
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 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
Aye
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