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Keir Mather vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 63 different votes 178 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
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 17 No
Migration 96% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 14 No
Tax 27% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % 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
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
249
+141.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 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
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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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