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Kirsty Blackman vs Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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 Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 931 shared comparable votes.

851 same votes 80 different votes 931 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
85 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
85 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Energy 75% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
86 Aye 41 No
Tax 76% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 0 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,078 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
75
+8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
214
+96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
93
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,729
29 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
66 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Education
66 of 75 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 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
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
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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