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Dr Kieran Mullan vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dr Kieran Mullan and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 724 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 656 different votes 724 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
32 Aye 65 No
Tax 38% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 18 No
Energy 26% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 18% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 16 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 23 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,404
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
688
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
716
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

138
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Appearances
89
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
547
+404.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Contributions
130
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£301,859
33% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
1
1 registered category
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
164 of 174 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 55 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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