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Kirsty Blackman vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 56 different votes 300 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
50 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
50 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 46% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 6 No
Benefits 55% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Trade 70% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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 603 of 650
Participation
62.9 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 650
1,313
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
558 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
46.7 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
187
53.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Appearances
56
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
210
+86.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
509
+385.2 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
78 of 89 votes
#2
Transport
25 of 26 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
14 of 17 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
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
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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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