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Kirsty Blackman vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

910 same votes 85 different votes 995 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
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Energy 77% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
93 Aye 59 No
Tax 82% aligned 152 shared votes
103 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 12 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

56.3 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
Participation
75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,757
2,333 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
57.5 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
746
42.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
42
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
214
+96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
30
-88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Education
82 of 95 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
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
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
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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