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Kirsty Blackman vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 896 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 850 different votes 896 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
88 Aye 51 No
Tax 19% aligned 139 shared votes
40 Aye 99 No
15 Aye 14 No
Energy 14% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 13 No
Benefits 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 70 No
Migration 3% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
2,106 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
49.6 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
711
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
249
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 188 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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