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Kirsty Blackman vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Matt Rodda voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

872 same votes 79 different votes 951 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Energy 72% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 79% aligned 133 shared votes
97 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

56.3 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,078 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
54.8 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
766
45.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Appearances
68
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
214
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Contributions
92
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
Defence
62 of 64 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Education
69 of 75 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 71 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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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