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Chris Evans vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 959 shared comparable votes.

877 same votes 82 different votes 959 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
31 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Energy 78% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 21 No
Benefits 80% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
97 Aye 52 No
Tax 80% aligned 149 shared votes
97 Aye 52 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
927
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
737
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

11
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
4 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

Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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