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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 970 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 910 different votes 970 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
16 Aye 14 No
Energy 17% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
110 Aye 53 No
Tax 12% aligned 163 shared votes
57 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 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 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

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.9 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
903
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
84 of 88 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
56 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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