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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 864 shared comparable votes.

791 same votes 73 different votes 864 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
20 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 11 No
Energy 72% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
92 Aye 44 No
Tax 76% aligned 136 shared votes
97 Aye 39 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

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,328
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
2,117 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.3% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

91
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Appearances
24
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
164
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
34
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
19
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
80 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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