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Kirsty Blackman vs Steve Barclay

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
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Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Steve Barclay voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 905 different votes 976 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
13 Aye 12 No
Energy 20% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
100 Aye 61 No
Tax 19% aligned 161 shared votes
54 Aye 107 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 12% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,376 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
47.7% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
888
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

88
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
123
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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