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Kirsty Blackman vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 74 different votes 432 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
9 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
64 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 4 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 50% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
1,313
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
558 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
21
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
211
+87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Contributions
43
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
78 of 89 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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
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: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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