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Christine Jardine vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Christine Jardine and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 845 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 15 different votes 845 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
97 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
97 Aye 69 No
36 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
23 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Education 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 7 No
Energy 88% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
74 Aye 42 No
Tax 95% aligned 116 shared votes
74 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
97 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
97 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
779
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
619
44.3 % 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

145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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

£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£318,822
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
16
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
176 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Finance Bill Committee: Clause 47 stand part 11 Dec 2024
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees) 6 Nov 2024
Education Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
Aye
No
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 2 1 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Government Amendment to the Opposition day debate on Scottish Parliamentary General Election and Scotland's constitutional future 17 Mar 2021
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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