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Kirsty Blackman vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 964 different votes 1,034 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
97 Aye 53 No
Tax 22% aligned 150 shared votes
46 Aye 104 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 21% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 11 No
Transport 9% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
71 Aye 33 No
37 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

88
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Appearances
18
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
23
-119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
1
1 registered category
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
67 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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