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Kate Osborne vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 565 shared comparable votes.

500 same votes 65 different votes 565 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
21 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 3 No
Energy 61% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
60 Aye 23 No
Tax 64% aligned 83 shared votes
56 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 69% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 86% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 529 of 647
Participation
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,037
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,323 eligible divisions
538
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
499
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
14
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

6
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Appearances
93
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
6
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
130 of 152 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
48 of 58 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
39 of 50 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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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