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Bambos Charalambous vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

684 same votes 87 different votes 771 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
84 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
84 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 68% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 71% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
86 Aye 42 No
Tax 73% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
16 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,507
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
858
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
649
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

19
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
22
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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