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Kirsty Blackman vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Robin Swann voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 43 different votes 133 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
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 76% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Education 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
123
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 649
205
+67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Contributions
152
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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