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Emma Hardy vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 57 different votes 849 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
90 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
90 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 86% aligned 106 shared votes
72 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 86% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,463
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
793
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
670
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % 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

46
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
160
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
0
0 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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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