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Kirsty Blackman vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Pat McFadden voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 49 different votes 954 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
25 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Benefits 77% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 10 No
Energy 81% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 94% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 647
1,313
2,324 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,526
2,324 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.8 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
644
42.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

93
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 647
Appearances
38
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 647
211
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 647
Contributions
298
+183.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
184 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Benefits
64 of 81 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
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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