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Kirsty Blackman vs Bobby Dean

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


Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Bobby Dean voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 116 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 26 different votes 116 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 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 20 No
Tax 82% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 20 No
Tax 82% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
215
52.7% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API