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Gill Furniss vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Gill Furniss and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 913 shared comparable votes.

829 same votes 84 different votes 913 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
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 7 No
Energy 67% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 23 No
Benefits 74% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
93 Aye 39 No
Tax 77% aligned 132 shared votes
84 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 86% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 401 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,619
2,261 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
714
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
17
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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

£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£322,640
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
3 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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Housing
50 of 61 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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