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Kirsty Blackman vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

816 same votes 54 different votes 870 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
23 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 47 No
Tax 81% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
16 Aye 10 No
Energy 81% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
99 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
102 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

56.4 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
1,313
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,449
2,328 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.8 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
641
44.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

93
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
Appearances
67
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
211
+94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 647
Contributions
101
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
167 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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
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