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Darren Jones vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 865 shared comparable votes.

819 same votes 46 different votes 865 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
91 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
91 Aye 68 No
26 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 5 No
Energy 78% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
84 Aye 32 No
Tax 86% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,359
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
753
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
606
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

42
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
554
+446.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Migration
142 of 161 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
64 of 84 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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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