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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 961 shared comparable votes.

911 same votes 50 different votes 961 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
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 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
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 94% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 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
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
1
1 registered category
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
80 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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