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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
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
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 1,105 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,037 different votes 1,105 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
107 Aye 62 No
Tax 18% aligned 169 shared votes
55 Aye 114 No
16 Aye 14 No
Energy 17% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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
34 Aye 30 No
Trade 9% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 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

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,887
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
859
45.5 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
85
+24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
152
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
208 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 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
152 of 169 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
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
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
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