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Kirsty Blackman vs Sojan Joseph

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
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Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 89 different votes 154 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
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 16% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
93.6 %
21 % above average
Rank 5 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
575 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
274
50.9 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
264
49.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
Appearances
69
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
204
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Contributions
86
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
50 of 50 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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