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Kirsty Blackman vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Steve Reed voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 911 shared comparable votes.

843 same votes 68 different votes 911 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
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Energy 75% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
103 Aye 50 No
Tax 82% aligned 153 shared votes
107 Aye 46 No
11 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
1,328
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,368 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
58.6% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
609
41.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

89
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
50
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
162
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
428
+289.3 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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