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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 1,188 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,127 different votes 1,188 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
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 17% aligned 181 shared votes
63 Aye 118 No
18 Aye 17 No
Energy 14% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
83 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

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
46.0 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
210 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 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
133 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
56 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
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
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
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
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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