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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 830 shared comparable votes.

764 same votes 66 different votes 830 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
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 59% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 75% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
78 Aye 44 No
Tax 84% aligned 122 shared votes
79 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 12 No
Defence 90% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

56.3 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 599 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,309
2,333 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
726
55.5 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
583
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 6 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

95
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
3
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
214
+95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Contributions
6
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
175 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
58 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
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
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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