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Claire Hughes vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Claire Hughes and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 88 different votes 150 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
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 17 No
Tax 16% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 22 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
530
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
271
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
259
48.9% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 644 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 643 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

£180,797
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£180,797
20% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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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