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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,031 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 967 different votes 1,031 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
100 Aye 46 No
Tax 18% aligned 146 shared votes
43 Aye 103 No
15 Aye 13 No
Energy 18% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 14 No
Defence 11% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 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

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.7 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
913
54.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
66
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
93
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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