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Kirsty Blackman vs Helen Grant

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
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Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Helen Grant voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 990 different votes 1,055 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
104 Aye 57 No
Tax 16% aligned 161 shared votes
50 Aye 111 No
16 Aye 15 No
Energy 13% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
804
46.7 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
916
53.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
23
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
204 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
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