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Jess Phillips vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

878 same votes 74 different votes 952 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
28 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 78% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
99 Aye 45 No
Tax 81% aligned 144 shared votes
95 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,593
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
925
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
668
41.9 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
234
+126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
10
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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Transport
67 of 87 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
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
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: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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
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
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