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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 1,017 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 79 different votes 1,017 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
27 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 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
20 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
102 Aye 46 No
Tax 84% aligned 148 shared votes
100 Aye 48 No
15 Aye 10 No
Energy 84% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 86% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,323 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
93
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
211
+97.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 647

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
0
0 registered categories
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
78 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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