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Kirsty Blackman vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

865 same votes 74 different votes 939 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
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Energy 68% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 17 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
97 Aye 47 No
Tax 80% aligned 144 shared votes
100 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 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
66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,333 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.1 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
662
42.9 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

95
+28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Appearances
43
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
214
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Contributions
108
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
52 of 64 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 91 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
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 25 13 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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