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Kirsty Blackman vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 766 shared comparable votes.

738 same votes 28 different votes 766 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
103 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
103 Aye 74 No
26 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 6 No
Energy 78% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 7 No
Benefits 93% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
73 Aye 28 No
Tax 94% aligned 101 shared votes
75 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 27 No
Trade 94% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 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
49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
37 of 59 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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