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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Kirsty Blackman

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 110 shared comparable votes.

85 same votes 25 different votes 110 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
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 20 No
Tax 82% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 20 No
Tax 82% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

165
+82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
3
1 registered category
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

#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API