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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 898 shared comparable votes.

833 same votes 65 different votes 898 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
27 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 No
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 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
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
15 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
2,333 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
854
58.9 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
596
41.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

95
+28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 647
Appearances
49
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 647
214
+95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 647
Contributions
395
+276.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 647

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
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
78 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 88 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading 10 Feb 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
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