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Kirsty Blackman vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Priti Patel voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 892 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 828 different votes 892 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
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 40% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
95 Aye 56 No
Tax 23% aligned 151 shared votes
53 Aye 98 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 8% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

88
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Appearances
68
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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