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Kirsty Blackman vs Jas Athwal

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 Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Jas Athwal voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 142 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 82 different votes 142 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
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 20 No
Tax 16% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 106 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
575 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
48.6 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
250
51.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
Appearances
52
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
204
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
65
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£164,547
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,547
27 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
36 of 39 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
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
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
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
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