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Heidi Alexander vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 56 different votes 300 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
50 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
50 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 3 No
Energy 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 55% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Trade 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
351
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
2,350 eligible divisions
164
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
57.1 % of votes cast
187
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
90
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
531
+403.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
207
+79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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