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Kirsty Blackman vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Alberto Costa voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 1,039 different votes 1,111 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
106 Aye 61 No
Tax 17% aligned 167 shared votes
57 Aye 110 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 16 No
Energy 11% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
23
-120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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