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Kirsty Blackman vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 884 different votes 943 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
12 Aye 12 No
Energy 17% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 15% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
98 Aye 57 No
Tax 14% aligned 155 shared votes
48 Aye 107 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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

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
67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
46.5 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
833
53.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % 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
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
188 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
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