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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,027 shared comparable votes.

944 same votes 83 different votes 1,027 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
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 75% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 12 No
Energy 78% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
102 Aye 48 No
Tax 83% aligned 150 shared votes
102 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 14 No
Defence 86% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
14
4 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
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
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
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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