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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,197 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,134 different votes 1,197 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
20 Aye 17 No
Energy 19% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
117 Aye 66 No
Tax 18% aligned 183 shared votes
65 Aye 118 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 11 No
Transport 9% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
84 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
210 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 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
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
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
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
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
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
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