Compare

Kirsty Blackman vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Dan Carden voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 855 shared comparable votes.

786 same votes 69 different votes 855 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
90 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
90 Aye 64 No
16 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 77% aligned 134 shared votes
97 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 78% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 0 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 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
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,440
2,078 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
801
55.6 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
639
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
24
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
214
+95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Contributions
33
-85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 541 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 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
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
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 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API