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Kirsty Blackman vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Jesse Norman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 916 different votes 978 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 22% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
112 Aye 53 No
Tax 13% aligned 165 shared votes
59 Aye 106 No
38 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
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
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