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Kirsty Blackman vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,000 different votes 1,068 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
117 Aye 65 No
Tax 19% aligned 182 shared votes
59 Aye 123 No
17 Aye 15 No
Energy 16% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
48.6 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
927
51.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
76
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
79 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
73 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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