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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,105 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,046 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
103 Aye 61 No
Tax 18% aligned 164 shared votes
58 Aye 106 No
19 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
115 Aye 78 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 193 shared votes
73 Aye 120 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
49 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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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