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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

965 same votes 103 different votes 1,068 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
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 15 No
Energy 70% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
106 Aye 58 No
Tax 79% aligned 164 shared votes
111 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 10 No
Defence 84% aligned 32 shared votes
21 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
82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 156 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,919
2,333 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,051
54.8 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
868
45.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

95
+28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
0
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 650
214
+96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
0
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 644 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
Education
90 of 95 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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