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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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
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Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,113 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,043 different votes 1,113 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
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 22% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
109 Aye 62 No
Tax 19% aligned 171 shared votes
57 Aye 114 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 30 No
Trade 9% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
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
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
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
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
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