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Dr Rupa Huq vs Kirsty Blackman

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


Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

920 same votes 83 different votes 1,003 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
104 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
104 Aye 74 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
98 Aye 53 No
Tax 77% aligned 151 shared votes
96 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 91% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 349 of 647
Participation
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,711
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,323 eligible divisions
945
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
766
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
13
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 647
Appearances
93
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
49
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 647
Contributions
211
+97.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
186 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API