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David Mundell vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 981 shared comparable votes.

73 same votes 908 different votes 981 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
55 Aye 103 No
Tax 22% aligned 158 shared votes
101 Aye 57 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 19% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 17 No
Energy 13% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% 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

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

121
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
88
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
123
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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