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Kirsty Blackman vs Mike Wood

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 Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Mike Wood voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,092 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,025 different votes 1,092 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
114 Aye 56 No
Tax 18% aligned 170 shared votes
54 Aye 116 No
18 Aye 17 No
Energy 14% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 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
86.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,001
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
957
47.8 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
77
+16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
117
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£275,907
22 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
56 of 59 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Housing
60 of 66 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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