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Chris Bryant vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

886 same votes 66 different votes 952 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
102 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
102 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
26 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 4 No
Energy 77% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
99 Aye 38 No
Tax 84% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,544
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
886
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
658
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
233
+125.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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