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Dan Aldridge vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Dan Aldridge
Dan Aldridge
Lab Weston-super-Mare
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dan Aldridge and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 46% of the time, based on 98 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 53 different votes 98 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 13 No
Tax 22% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 650
Participation
56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
381
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
2,350 eligible divisions
186
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
57.1 % of votes cast
195
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
16
-110.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.0 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£177,491
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£177,491
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Housing
29 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 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
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
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 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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