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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 882 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 825 different votes 882 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
15 Aye 9 No
Energy 17% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 11 No
Transport 12% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 57 No
Migration 12% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
97 Aye 43 No
Tax 11% aligned 140 shared votes
45 Aye 95 No
21 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 9% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
716
48.0 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
776
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
No
Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2025
Energy
No
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